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According to Agence France Presse's Nantel report on June 30th, reinforcements, light armored vehicles, and curfew: The French government continued to strengthen various means on June 30th to stop violence, robbery, and destruction. Since the young Nahler was shot dead by the police on June 27th, there have been continuous violent activities in many cities in France. This 17-year-old boy will be buried in the capital of Upper Seine Province on Saturday.
According to reports, shortly after midnight, French Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin announced on Twitter that "270 people have been arrested, including more than 80 in Marseille.".
Earlier, after the second inter ministerial crisis committee meeting held within two days, the French Minister of the Interior announced that 45000 police and gendarmerie had been mobilized "very" to avoid the fourth consecutive night of unrest.
In addition to an increase in personnel compared to the previous day, light armored vehicles from the gendarmerie were also deployed, and elite units such as the French National Gendarmerie Action Team continued to be deployed, thereby reducing the tense situation the previous night.
Firefighters are putting out a burning car in Nantes, western France.
According to reports, dozens of police cars were deployed not far from the entrance of the old bridge area in Nantaier, and multiple police cars were deployed in the Le Arles commercial district in the city center of Paris, which was damaged the previous night.
On June 30th, new conflicts emerged in places such as Ronisubwa and a commercial center in Kretai. An Apple phone store in downtown Strasbourg was damaged and 11 people were arrested.
That evening, Marseille was once again impacted by the conflict. The police announced the arrest of 80 people, including a group of masked individuals attempting to rob on several main roads. At the request of the Mayor of Marseille, the Minister of the Interior announced that "important reinforcements" are being dispatched to Marseille.
Robbery of shops and clashes between masked protesters and law enforcement personnel have also occurred in Grenoble, Saint Etienne, and Lyon.
According to reports, in order to avoid further violence, the Minister of the Interior has requested provincial governors to stop buses and trams throughout France after 9 pm. After Krama, Murdon and other places, some municipalities have announced curfews, including Salon on the banks of the Son River, Turkuan, Amiens, and others.
On Friday night, demonstrations under the pretext of "opposing racism, crime, and police violence" were all banned in Paris, the city center of Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, and Toulouse.
According to reports, the French government has also decided to cancel "large-scale" events, including concerts held by famous singer Milena Fame at the Stade de France on Friday and Saturday.
French Minister of Justice Eric Dippon Moretti called for a "swift, resolute, and systematic" criminal response to the perpetrators of urban violence and their parents.
French President Macron called on "all parents to take responsibility", criticized the "instrumentalization" of Nahler's death, and demanded that social networks "remove" relevant content and identify its users.