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