2017 French riots
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The 2017 French riots refer to two separate unrelated incidents of unrest in France following claimed abuse of power by police. The first of these riots began on 4 February 2017, in suburbs of Paris, following the alleged rape of a black man named Théo L. by police with a baton.[2] These protests continued until 15 February.[citation needed] The second set of riots began late March when a Chinese man was fatally shot by police officers in Paris. These riots ended the next day.[3]
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2017 French riots | |||
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Part of Social situation in the French suburbs | |||
Date | First phase: 4–15 February 2017 (12 days) Second phase: 27–28 March 2017 (2 days) | ||
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Caused by | Rape of black man by police (February) Fatal shooting of a Chinese man by police (March) | ||
Methods | Protesting, rioting, rock throwing, arson, mobbing | ||
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Injuries | Unknown (February) 3 (March)[1] | ||
Arrested | ~254 (February)[citation needed] 35 (March)[1] |
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