France riots - in pictures

French soldiers patrol near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. EPA
French soldiers patrol near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. EPA
Graffiti reading "Justice Nahel" scrawled on the Palais Royal Musee du Louvre Metro sign in Paris. Getty Images
Graffiti reading "Justice Nahel" scrawled on the Palais Royal Musee du Louvre Metro sign in Paris. Getty Images
Branch of BNP Paribas bank on Rue La Boetie in Paris with windows boarded up amid nationwide rioting. EPA
Branch of BNP Paribas bank on Rue La Boetie in Paris with windows boarded up amid nationwide rioting. EPA
Vehicle overturned in Paris street amid clashes between riot police and protesters. Reuters
Vehicle overturned in Paris street amid clashes between riot police and protesters. Reuters
Police clash with protesters on the Champs Elysees in Paris. Reuters
Police clash with protesters on the Champs Elysees in Paris. Reuters
A policemen walks past a burning lorry in Nantes, western France, amid protests. AFP
A policemen walks past a burning lorry in Nantes, western France, amid protests. AFP
French police arrested hundreds of people nationwide during a fourth consecutive night of rioting over the killing of a teenager by police. AFP
French police arrested hundreds of people nationwide during a fourth consecutive night of rioting over the killing of a teenager by police. AFP
Firefighters control the blaze on a burning bus in Nanterre. EPA
Firefighters control the blaze on a burning bus in Nanterre. EPA
Protesters block a street during during clashes with riot police in Colombes, near Paris. EPA
Protesters block a street during during clashes with riot police in Colombes, near Paris. EPA
Firefighters extinguish a bus set on fire during clashes between protesters and riot police, in Nanterre. EPA
Firefighters extinguish a bus set on fire during clashes between protesters and riot police, in Nanterre. EPA
Buses and trams were also targeted in some of the previous nights' violence. EPA
Buses and trams were also targeted in some of the previous nights' violence. EPA
Protesters block a street with bins in Colombes. AP
Protesters block a street with bins in Colombes. AP
Police officers patrol in Nanterre, outside Paris. AP
Police officers patrol in Nanterre, outside Paris. AP
Police officers patrol in Nanterre, outside Paris. AP
Police officers patrol in Nanterre, outside Paris. AP
A burning car in the La Meinau district of Strasbourg, eastern France. AP
A burning car in the La Meinau district of Strasbourg, eastern France. AP
Protesters in Concorde, Paris. Getty Images
Protesters in Concorde, Paris. Getty Images
France had deployed 45,000 officers overnight to tackle the violence. AP
France had deployed 45,000 officers overnight to tackle the violence. AP
People demonstrate in Concorde, Paris. Getty
People demonstrate in Concorde, Paris. Getty