Average age of 17 years old, French Ministry of the Interior: over 1300 people arrested, over 1300 people | National | Average age
On July 1st local time, French Minister of the Interior Darmanin announced that 45000 police and gendarmes have been deployed nationwide to maintain order.
According to the Parisian newspaper "The Parisian" on July 1st, Dalmanin announced on the same day that 45000 police and gendarmes have been deployed nationwide to maintain order. In addition, the Ministry of the Interior has deployed law enforcement forces such as special police, armored vehicles, and helicopters to two cities with severe riots, Marseille and Lyon.
Dalmanin also revealed that during the riots from the evening of June 30 to the early morning of July 1, the police arrested more than 1300 people nationwide, including 406 in the capital city of Paris. The average age of the arrested rioters is currently only 17 years old.
On July 1st, the German Presidential Office announced that French President Macron had postponed his scheduled state visit to Germany on July 2nd. Since the incident of police shooting a 17-year-old boy, there have been four consecutive days of riots in France.
Nahel M, a 17-year-old boy of Algerian and Moroccan ancestry from North Africa, was shot and killed at close range by police in the suburbs of Paris on Tuesday. The process of his death from being shot was recorded and disseminated, once again sparking strong anger in impoverished and multi-ethnic urban communities in France towards police violence and racism. French media reported that this is the most serious crisis President Macron has faced since the 2018 "Yellow Vest" protest movement.