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Days after India riots, victims count the losses – BBC News
Curfew is in place and internet suspended in the city of Nuh in the northern Indian state of Haryana. The death toll has risen to 6 since Monday’s violence triggered by religious tension during a procession by Hindu nationalist groups. The BBC’s India Correspondent Arunoday Mukharji reports from Nuh on the outskirts of India’s capital city Delhi. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #BBCNews
Nearly 1,000 arrested on fourth night of riots in France – BBC News
Nearly 1,000 people have been arrested across France in a fourth night of rioting after a teenage boy, Nahel M, was killed by a police officer. There have been protests in Marseille, Lyon, Grenoble and some parts of Paris. The 17-year-old’s funeral will be held on Saturday in the Nanterre suburb of the capital. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #France #Paris #BBCNews
France riots ease as mayors hold anti-violence rally – BBC News
People have been gathering outside town halls across France to call for calm after almost a week of rioting. On Monday, crowds gathered in solidarity with one of the mayors of a Paris suburb whose wife and children were forced to flee after a burning vehicle was sent towards their house on Saturday night. The violent protests have been in response to the shooting of…
France riots: Mayor's wife hurt after attack on their home – BBC News
Attackers in France tried to set fire to the home of a suburban Paris mayor’s home overnight and fired rockets at his fleeing wife and children. The incident has caused widespread shock and is being treated as attempted murder. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has described it as intolerable. Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun was not at home, but his wife suffered a broken leg and a child…
France in crisis as riots escalate – BBC News
The French government has said it is considering all options – including declaring a state of emergency – after a third night of escalating violence and rioting in cities and towns across France. Hundreds of police were injured last night and more than 900 people arrested. Ministers asked for public transport across France tonight to be suspended, and some major events have been cancelled…
French police deployed to contain riots as hundreds arrested
In France, a private funeral will be held in the coming hours for Nahel M, the 17-year-old teenager who was killed by a police officer on Tuesday. His death has led to riots in cities across France despite government efforts to contain them. Protests turned violent again on Friday night, spiralling into looting and acts of vandalism. More than 1,300 people have been arrested as…