A gun store was robbed, and over 2000 cars were burned to scrap metal overnight during the French riots | Cars | France
Workers in Nantes, France are cleaning up burnt car wreckage.
The incident of French police shooting teenagers continues to escalate, causing riots and violent incidents across the country for several consecutive days. According to a report by France's 24 News Channel and ABC on June 30th, the French Ministry of the Interior stated that 2000 cars were burned down overnight throughout France, and mobile phone stores, jewelry stores, and even gun stores were also robbed by protesters.
On the night of the 29th to 30th local time, 875 people were arrested in several cities in France under curfew. A total of 3880 incidents of fires occurred nationwide, with 2000 cars burned into scrap metal and 492 buildings damaged. 249 police officers and gendarmes were injured while maintaining order.
Foreign media reported that protesters erected roadblocks, set fire to buildings and cars, threw fireworks at riot police, and looted shops. The police station, school, and city hall have all become targets of the attack. Riot police use tear gas, high-pressure water guns, etc. to repel protesters. In the city of Montpellier in southwestern France, windows of mobile phone and jewelry stores were smashed, and the goods in the stores were looted. In the center of Marseille, the second largest city in France, a gun shop was robbed by rioters, resulting in some hunting guns being stolen.
On June 27th, a police officer in the city of Nantes in the Haute Seine department of France opened fire while stopping a car, resulting in the death of a 17-year-old driver. This incident has sparked strong reactions from various sectors in France. On the afternoon of June 30th, the French Prime Minister's Office announced that the government has decided to cancel all major events nationwide in response to the ongoing spread of unrest.
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French media: Due to riots, public transportation between France and Geneva, Switzerland has been suspended
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According to Agence France Presse on June 30th, the Swiss Geneva Public Transport Company announced that public transportation between Geneva and France will be suspended from 7:30 pm local time on Friday evening. Due to the riots, Paris has decided to suspend the passage of buses, trams, and other services between the two.
The Geneva Public Transport Company stated in a statement, "Due to several nights of events in France, the French authorities have ordered a complete cessation of public transportation in the region starting from 9pm. In response to this request, cross-border public transportation routes along the Franco Swiss border will gradually cease from 7:30pm."
According to reports, Geneva borders France on three sides. Thousands of cross-border commuters living in France and working in Geneva need to take buses and trams.