Watch | Cars set on fire, shops looted, buildings damaged: Violent protests sweep France after police shoot teenager

The shooting of the teenager, caught on video, has reignited longstanding complaints by poor and racially mixed urban communities of police violence and racism. The government has deployed 45,000 police and several armoured vehicles in a so-far unsuccessful bid to quell violence. With cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted, about 1,311 people have been arrested till now.

In a video circulating on Twitter, a bus of 41 Chinese tourists reportedly came under attack and is seen stuck in the riots in Marseille last night.

A video of 41 petrified Chinese tourists stuck in the riots in Marseille last night is going viral in China.

Their bus repeatedly came under attack.

Many people on Chinese social media write that they will never travel to France after seeing this. pic.twitter.com/7JpuYbkLXs

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 1, 2023

In another video from Marseille, an armoury was looted and 7 rifles and a shot gun was stolen by the protestors, as reported by Visegrád 24.

An armory was looted last night by the rioters in Marseille.

7 rifles and a shotgun were stolen pic.twitter.com/fthXTLE2Jy

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 1, 2023

🚨 🇫🇷 Dozens of shops vandalized by young people. Rifles would have been stolen from an armory. In #Marseille , the police are forced to retreat already. All of #France is on fire. #Emeute #Emeutes #Nahel #JusticePourNael #Lille #Macron #Riots

#FranceRiots #FranceProtest #Paris pic.twitter.com/E8InIbo30R

— 🇮🇪 Gerard Delaney 🔞 🇮🇪 (@Ger_Delaney_40) July 1, 2023

In the below video, rioters are seen central stock exchange in Marseilles.

Rioters trying to storm the Central Stock Exchange in Marseille, France.

pic.twitter.com/JtmWXoNhas

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 1, 2023

In another video, the elite tactical unit of the French National Police “RAID” are seen storming the streets.

#BREAKING #FranceRiots #FranceProtest Elite tactical unit of the French National Police “RAID” in action. pic.twitter.com/wlXhYsOJ1O

— National Independent (@NationalIndNews) June 30, 2023

More than 200 police officers have been injured and hundreds of rioters and have been arrested, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said, adding their average age was 17.

A 17-year-old teenager was killed by the police in #France…
✓More than 300 #policeofficers have been seriously injured so far,
✓Dozens of #policestations were set on fire,
✓Stopping of transportation throughout the country.#FranceRiots #franceViolence#FranceProtests #Paris pic.twitter.com/8eIsOpiJ5U

— Adem Palabıyık 🇹🇷 (@adem_palabiyik) July 1, 2023

In Lyon, France’s third-largest city, the police deployed armoured personnel carriers and a helicopter, while in Paris, police cleared protesters from the Place de la Concorde square on Friday night.

Protests intensify in France.
▪️The protests started 3 days ago after the murder of a 17-year-old teenager by the police
▪️Police uses armoured vehicles
▪️More than 270 people were arrested during the Friday night
▪️Protesters seized weapons from shops and police stations pic.twitter.com/q4ObkRloIQ

— Politsturm International (@PolitsturmInter) July 1, 2023