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France braced for protests as Macron slams ‘inexcusable’ police shooting of teen driver

France 24

June 28, 2023

The government said it would deploy 2,000 riot police to deal with any unrest, a day after a 17-year-old was shot in the chest by a police officer who then appeared to lie about the circumstances of the killing.

The shooting had already sparked unrest in several Paris suburbs overnight.

Celebrities and politicians expressed outrage and grief at the death of the teenager. Macron called it “inexplicable” and “inexcusable”.

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