Anger continues to rumble everywhere in France after the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a police officer this Tuesday, June 27, 2023 in Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine) after a roadside check and a refusal to comply. Immediately after the young man’s death, the images of his altercation with the police were strongly relayed on social networks, causing a wave of shock. We can indeed see that the police officers who arrest him are pointing their guns at him… before shooting very quickly at him.
In the aftermath of the death of this 17-year-old teenager, numerous riots, demonstrations and clashes with the police took place all over France. Scene of chaos, fires, looting, fights, burned cars, the nation decided to respond to this homicide with violence and conflagration.
The players of the France team call for calm
What push several personalities to speak to call for calm to appease the country. Starting with Kylian Mbappé who has repeatedly expressed his pain over the death of Nahel and who has just relayed a new message from the France team. “Violence solves nothing, even less when it inevitably and tirelessly turns against those who express it, their families, their loved ones and their neighbors” can we read.
Or: “Our civic conscience encourages us to call for appeasement, awareness and accountability. That of social actors, parents, big or little brothers, sisters in our neighborhoods, who must work return of peace to our cities” […]. “The time of violence must end to give way to that of mourning, dialogue and reconstruction”.
Benjamin Pavard posted a press release signed “the French team” about the death of Nahel. The story was later deleted from his Instagram account. (Story via Benjamin Pavard) pic.twitter.com/32m78Tyt5N
— Cerfia Foot (@CerfiaFoot) June 30, 2023
Benjamin Pavard who also relayed this message like his comrades of the Blues, unfortunately attracted the mockery of Internet users by leaving the inscription “Team of France” at the end of the message. What to insinuate that the message was written by the communication department of the French Football Federation and simply transmitted to the players so that they can share it. Realizing his little blunder, the athlete then hastened to delete his publication.
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