INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
to France in light of the ongoing unrest there following the police shooting of a teenage boy.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani
also urged the French police to exercise caution while dealing with the widespread protests caused by the June 27 death of Nahel M
unpredictable situation in France, we urge our fellow Iranian compatriots living in this country to avoid unnecessary commuting in the city
Nahel M., a 17-year-old of Algerian heritage, was shot at point-blank range in Nanterre earlier this week for refusing to stop for a traffic
check and died after rescue services arrived at the scene, France was shaken by a wave of protests.Two police officers were trying to stop
and is being prosecuted for voluntary homicide.France has deployed hundreds of police officers nationally, backed up by light armored
vehicles, to subdue widespread protests, as bands of adolescents ignited fires and pelted cops with projectiles and firebombs in the major
cities of Lyon, Marseille, and Grenoble.Participants in a march held in Nanterre in honor of Nahel protested what they criticized as a
culture of police impunity and a failure to improve law enforcement in a nation that has seen waves of unrest and demonstrations against
police conduct.The violent unrest has brought up memories of the three-week-long nationwide riots in 2005 that prompted President Jacques
from a record 13 last year, according to a spokesperson for the national police.
