The “cause” for the riots was the death of a black Frenchman four years ago.
More than 20 thousand people gathered in Paris for a demonstration to commemorate the black Frenchman Adama Traore, who died during the 2016 police operation. For the promotion of protests, some events are compared with the death of George Floyd in the United States.
Demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse, despite a police ban, and after some time erected barricades around Avenue de Clichy, where the court is located, and also set off several fires from the trash.
To disperse the demonstrators, the police were forced to use tear gas.
The fact that the current events were inspired is proved by the fact that similar mass demonstrations also took place in Lyon, Marseille and Lille.
Recall that the 24-year-old Traore died in a car when he was taken to a police station after being arrested for quarreling in the Val d’Oise district north of the French capital. His death then provoked massive protests throughout the country. Last week, new forensics removed the responsibility of the gendarmes for the death of Traore.