Riots in France - in pictures

  • French soldiers patrol near the Arc de Triomphe after a night of clashes in Paris. EPA
    French soldiers patrol near the Arc de Triomphe after a night of clashes in Paris. EPA
  • Prosecutor Stephane Hardouin addresses the press in L'Hay-les-Roses, Paris, after rioters rammed the mayor's home. AFP
    Prosecutor Stephane Hardouin addresses the press in L'Hay-les-Roses, Paris, after rioters rammed the mayor's home. AFP
  • French soldiers near the Arc de Triomphe. EPA
    French soldiers near the Arc de Triomphe. EPA
  • Police officers stand guard in front of the Dior building on Champs Elysees avenue in Paris. Reuters
    Police officers stand guard in front of the Dior building on Champs Elysees avenue in Paris. Reuters
  • French riot police pursue young protesters on Champs Elysees avenue in Paris. Reuters
    French riot police pursue young protesters on Champs Elysees avenue in Paris. Reuters
  • Car overturned in street amid riots in Paris. Reuters
    Car overturned in street amid riots in Paris. Reuters
  • French firefighter works to extinguish burning motorbike during fifth day of protests in Paris. Reuters
    French firefighter works to extinguish burning motorbike during fifth day of protests in Paris. Reuters
  • Riot officer with baton approaches protester in Paris. Reuters
    Riot officer with baton approaches protester in Paris. Reuters
  • Firefighter works to extinguish burning car amid rioting in Tourcoing, France. Reuters
    Firefighter works to extinguish burning car amid rioting in Tourcoing, France. Reuters
  • Demonstrators run as French police officers use tear gas in Paris. AFP
    Demonstrators run as French police officers use tear gas in Paris. AFP
  • Bus set alight during clashes between protesters and riot police in Nanterre, near Paris. EPA
    Bus set alight during clashes between protesters and riot police in Nanterre, near Paris. EPA
  • Fireworks go off during clashes between police and protesters. Reuters
    Fireworks go off during clashes between police and protesters. Reuters
  • Riot police in Nanterre, France. EPA
    Riot police in Nanterre, France. EPA
  • Protesters clash with French riot police after a march in memory of Nahel. EPA
    Protesters clash with French riot police after a march in memory of Nahel. EPA
  • French riot police after clashing with protesters during the march. EPA
    French riot police after clashing with protesters during the march. EPA
  • Protesters and police face off. EPA
    Protesters and police face off. EPA
  • Protesters during the march for Nahel. EPA
    Protesters during the march for Nahel. EPA
  • Nahel's mother Mounia at the march in memory of her son. EPA
    Nahel's mother Mounia at the march in memory of her son. EPA
  • French riot police during the march. Reuters
    French riot police during the march. Reuters
  • People flee tear gas fired by police during clashes with protesters at the march. EPA
    People flee tear gas fired by police during clashes with protesters at the march. EPA
  • A burnt-out car a day after Nahel was killed by a French police officer during a traffic stop in Nanterre. Reuters
    A burnt-out car a day after Nahel was killed by a French police officer during a traffic stop in Nanterre. Reuters
  • Workers sweep up debris from a burnt-out tram destroyed during protests in Clamart, south-west of Paris. AFP
    Workers sweep up debris from a burnt-out tram destroyed during protests in Clamart, south-west of Paris. AFP
  • Mounia, mother of the French teenager killed by police, waves to the crowds during a memorial march for her son Nahel in Nanterre. Getty Images
    Mounia, mother of the French teenager killed by police, waves to the crowds during a memorial march for her son Nahel in Nanterre. Getty Images
  • Police officers clash with protesters during the commemoration march in Nanterre. AFP
    Police officers clash with protesters during the commemoration march in Nanterre. AFP
  • A protester waves a flare during the march for Nahel. AFP
    A protester waves a flare during the march for Nahel. AFP
  • People attend the march in Nanterre. EPA
    People attend the march in Nanterre. EPA
  • Firefighters extinguish burning vehicles during clashes between protesters and French police on June 29. Reuters
    Firefighters extinguish burning vehicles during clashes between protesters and French police on June 29. Reuters
  • The unrest is over the killing of a 17-year-old by police in Nanterre, Paris. EPA
    The unrest is over the killing of a 17-year-old by police in Nanterre, Paris. EPA
  • Riot police on patrol in Nanterre, in the north of the capital. EPA
    Riot police on patrol in Nanterre, in the north of the capital. EPA
  • A car burns in the suburb as riot police pass. EPA
    A car burns in the suburb as riot police pass. EPA
  • Protesters hurl fireworks at Paris riot officers. EPA
    Protesters hurl fireworks at Paris riot officers. EPA
  • Tear gas was used against those protesting about the death of the boy, named only as Nahel M. AFP
    Tear gas was used against those protesting about the death of the boy, named only as Nahel M. AFP
  • Firefighters and police at the scene of protests in Paris. EPA
    Firefighters and police at the scene of protests in Paris. EPA
  • Teenagers are arrested in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre. EPA
    Teenagers are arrested in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre. EPA
  • Fires burn in the street in Nanterre. AFP
    Fires burn in the street in Nanterre. AFP