The grandmother of Nahel Merzouk, the French teenager who was slain on Tuesday by a policeman, has called for an end to the violent demonstrations held in his honor.
Since the 17-year-old, who was from an Algerian family, was shot dead at close range during a traffic check in Nanterre, France has experienced a wave of unrest.
A long history of complaints about police brutality and prejudice in underprivileged and racially diverse urban areas has been revived by the shooting of the North African descent teenager that was captured on camera.
Curfews were imposed and tens of thousands of officers deployed as angry rioters destroyed buildings and vehicles.
“I want it to stop everywhere,” Merzouk’s grandmother Nadia told French news channel BFM TV on Sunday.
“The people who are destroying, I tell them to stop! Let them not destroy the schools, the buses,” she said.
Since the 17-year-old, who was from an Algerian family, was shot dead at close range during a traffic check in Nanterre, France has experienced a wave of unrest.
A long history of complaints about police brutality and prejudice in underprivileged and racially diverse urban areas has been revived by the shooting of the North African descent teenager that was captured on camera.
Curfews were imposed and tens of thousands of officers deployed as angry rioters destroyed buildings and vehicles.
“I want it to stop everywhere,” Merzouk’s grandmother Nadia told French news channel BFM TV on Sunday.
“The people who are destroying, I tell them to stop! Let them not destroy the schools, the buses,” she said.
