France's Interior Ministry announced the new figure for arrests around the country, where 45,000 police officers fanned out in a so-far unsuccessful bid to quell violence.
, where a 54-year-old died after being hit by a stray bullet in French Guiana.
Nahel’s mother, identified as Mounia M., told France 5 television that she was angry at the officer, but not at the police in general. "He saw a little Arab-looking kid, he wanted to take his life," she said. Early Saturday, firefighters in Nanterre extinguished blazes set by protesters that left scorched remains of cars strewn across the streets. In the neighboring suburb Colombes, protesters overturned garbage bins and used them for makeshift barricades.
Nanterre Mayor Patrick Jarry said that France needs to "push for changes" in disadvantaged neighborhoods. The violence comes just over a year before Paris and other French cities are due to host Olympic athletes and millions of visitors for the
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