Riots started in France after the shooting death of a 17-year-old teenager have been going on for three days

Riots that began after the shooting death of a 17-year-old teenager by a police officer in Paris have continued for three days in major French cities. On the night of Friday, June 30, the police announced that they had arrested more than 200 people. Reuters writes that 40,000 policemen have been deployed across France. Clashes with the police flared up again in the evening of June 29. In Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris, protesters set fire to cars, blocked streets and clashed with police. Police stations in Reims and Po were attacked, BFMTV reports. Police fired tear gas during clashes with protesters in the tourist center of Marseille, the city newspaper La Provence said. Shops were looted and clashes with the police were also observed in the Chatelet square in Paris. At least 14 people were arrested in the capital. A car rammed into a supermarket in Nantes. According to BFMTV, 255 people were taken to police stations by 2:30 a.m. local time. The National Gendarmerie pledged to mobilize "all means" on the ground and in the air to "maintain public order." Special forces will be deployed in Nanterre, Paris and "wherever necessary", the Metropolitan Police said. The unrest began after the murder of a 17-year-old boy Riots began on the night of June 28 in the suburbs of Paris and spread beyond it. This was caused by the fact that a 17-year-old teenager who was driving a car refused to stop at the policeman's request and was shot dead. Law enforcement agencies have started an investigation to find out all the circumstances of the incident. The policeman who shot the teenager was arrested. He is accused of premeditated murder.