Family of teenager killed in France call for calm after five days of violent riots
The family of a teenager shot by police have called for calm after five days of violent riots. The victim, aged 17 and named as Nahel, sparked anger as rioters in France clashed with police on Sunday .
On Saturday, a small crowd gathered on the Champs-Elysees to protest but met hundreds of officers with batons and shields guarding the avenue and its boutiques. Nahel’s grandmother, identified only as Nadia, said in a telephone interview on Sunday with French news broadcaster BFM TV: “People who are breaking things, I tell them: stop, stop.”
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