The mother of the murdered teenager believes that the shooting was motivated by racism. The policeman who shot the boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
The protests that started with the death of a teenage boy continued in France for the third night in a row.
Violence and damage were reported in several areas, despite extensive security measures.
According to the French interior minister’s office, by around 3 a.m. on the night before Friday, more than 420 people had been arrested across France.
According to the internal security bulletin, the authorities had prepared for violence in the coming days and sent a total of around 40,000 police and gendarmes to several cities.
Boy’s mother: Racist motive in the background
The boy’s mother estimates that there was a racist motive behind the death. However, he does not hold a grudge against the police force, but blames the incident only on the police officer who shot his son.
The mother says that the police wanted to kill her son because she had discovered that the boy was Arab.
The boy’s mother has commented on the incident to the French *France 5-* channel in her first interview after the shooting.
A video of the fatal arrest situation has spread on social media, and there have been large demonstrations in the Paris area due to the death. The policeman who shot the boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
The police apologize to the victim’s family
The police officer who shot the teenager has apologized to the victim’s family, says his lawyer. The accused’s lawyer has said that he will complain about his client’s arrest.
According to the lawyer, his client is extremely shocked by the violence in the video.
Sources: AFP