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France's government has announced the deployment of 40,000 extra police across the country following the uproar over the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy by an officer.
"The state must be determined in its response, 40,000 policemen will be mobilized tonight, including 5,000 in the Paris region, compared to 9,000 yesterday," said Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.
The incident comes after Pascal Prache, the public prosecutor of Nanterre - where the shooting took place and has sparked violent protests across the country - said the officer was being investigated for "voluntary manslaughter".
The teenager died at the scene.
The prosecutor said at a press conference on Thursday that "the conditions for the legal use of the weapon have not been met", adding that he requested that the officer be kept in custody. They were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.
At least 150 people have been arrested in France after a second night of protests over the murder.
The Paris suburb of Nanterre saw another night of violence on Wednesday as police fired tear gas and protesters threw fireworks at officers and set vehicles on fire.
Rebels also set fire to buildings, while people took to the streets in other areas of the capital.
Unrest was also reported in other areas across France, including the northern cities of Lille and Amiens, along with Dijon in the east and Toulouse in the south.
The Interior Ministry said dozens of police officers were injured during the clashes.
Earlier, the government had appealed for calm and said 2,000 police had been mobilized in the capital.
French President Emmanuel Macron called the shooting "inexplicable and inexcusable" and called for calm.
"Nothing justifies the death of a young person," he told reporters.
Earlier this week, prosecutors claimed the teenager, who was originally from North Africa, failed to comply with orders to stop his car and that officers feared for their lives after he threatened to run them over. but this is contested by his family's lawyers.
They cited a video circulating online showing two police officers leaning on the driver's side window of his yellow car, before the vehicle sped away and an officer opened fire.
The car is later seen crashed into a nearby pole.
France's human rights ombudsman has opened an investigation into the death.
Meanwhile, in a video shared on TikTok, a woman identified as Nahel's mother called for a memorial march in Nanterre on Thursday.
"Come everyone, we will revolt for my son", she said.
His killing was the third fatal shooting during a police traffic stop in France so far this year, up from a record 13 last year, a national police spokesman said.
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