New violence took place in several cities, on the night of Thursday June 29 to Friday June 30, in reaction to the death of Nahel. Elisabeth Borne brought together several ministers to take stock, Friday morning at Matignon, denouncing in a tweet acts “unbearable and inexcusable”. The Prime Minister then went to the Evry-Courcouronnes police station (Essonne), to see the damage and meet the police, accompanied by the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin. Follow our live.
Damage in several cities. Clashes also took place in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique), where many cars were burned and a supermarket attacked by car ram; in Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), where a police station was targeted by a Molotov cocktail, or even in Roubaix (Nord). In Ile-de-France, the epicenter of the clashes was in Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine). A bank branch was set on fire, and public buildings, schools and a tax center were degraded, according to information from France Bleu.
Over 600 arrests. Some 249 police and gendarmes were slightly injured, according to the Interior Ministry. The police also carried out 667 arrests throughout France, said Gérald Darmanin, on Twitter.
The police officer in question remanded in custody. The official who fired the shot that killed Nahel was charged with intentional homicide and remanded in custody on Thursday. His lawyer announced that he would appeal his indictment.
A new crisis cell on Friday. Emmanuel Macron will chair a new interministerial crisis unit at 1 p.m. in Paris, the Elysée announced. The head of state, who is in Brussels for a European summit, may have to cut short his visit if discussions with his counterparts are not over.