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France unrest: Police officer who fatally shot teenager placed under investigation
A view shows the police station near the city hall of Mons-en-Bar?ul, damaged during night clashes between protesters and police, following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, in Mons-en-Baroeul, near Lille, northern France, June 29, 2023. — Reuters pic

PARIS, June 29 — The French police officer who fatally shot a 17-year-old boy in a Paris suburb on Tuesday has been placed under formal investigation for voluntary homicide, a French prosecutor said today.

The deadly shooting of the teenager of North African descent during a traffic stop has triggered two nights of rioting across Fran, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to convene a crisis meeting with senior ministers earlier in the day. — Reuters

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