Young rioters in France continued clashing with police over the weekend and into the beginning of the week in the wake of the police killing of 17-year-old Nahel. However, overall violence appeared to lessen from previous nights. Police have already detained more than 3,000 following a mass security deployment aimed at quelling France’s worst social upheaval in years. The crisis posed a new challenge to President Emmanuel Macron’s leadership and exposed deep-seated discontent in low-income neighborhoods over discrimination and lack of opportunity. The 17-year-old whose death Tuesday spawned the anger was laid to rest Saturday in a Muslim ceremony in Nanterre, a Paris suburb where emotions over his loss remain raw. The grandmother of the teen, who has been identified publicly only by his first name, Nahel, called on Sunday for an end to the violence that has followed his death. While rioting shows signs of subsiding, it is much too early to determine how this could play out over the long term. For in-depth insight and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's Delano D'Souza is joined by Paul Smith, Associate Professor in French History and Politics at the University of Nottingham.
