After the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old boy killed by a policeman in Nanterre, the situation is tense around Paris La Défense Arena, where the group Maroon 5 is due to perform this evening.
In the streets of Nanterre, tear gas and clashes. For Maroon 5 fans, the questions and the uncertainty. Two days after the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a policeman, a white march was organized in the streets of the city, at the call of the young man’s mother. After two hours of peaceful strolling, tensions erupted between some demonstrators and the police, deployed on the spot. Enough to raise serious questions around the Maroon 5 concert, which is to be held at Paris La Défense Arena, a few hundred meters away, this Thursday evening.
On social networks, many images of violence around the concert hall are published by anonymous people, triggering a wave of questions from Maroon 5 spectators. Even pushing the city of Nanterre to react and invite worried fans to contact Paris La Défense Arena directly, which did not respond to our requests. For now, the Maroon 5 concert is well maintained.
This was confirmed by the concert hall a few hours before this meeting. Additional complication: due to the clashes linked to the death of Nahel in Nanterre, the RATP announced this Thursday that buses and trams in Ile-de-France will no longer run after 9 p.m. Something to add concern to fans of Maroon 5 about the return of the concert.