French President, Emmanuel Macronshowed solidarity with the family this Wednesday juvenile shot dead by police on Tuesday of the city of Nanterre, the situation after which he requested “calm”after the night marked riots involving more than 30 detainees and dozens of fires.

In a statement from Marseille, where he is on a three-day visit, Macron insists that “Nothing justifies the death of a young man”at the same time, footage of events is being circulated that discredits the initial version of the involvement of police officers, where they allegedly acted in self-defense.

Macron expressed, on behalf of the “whole nation”, his “feeling” and “attachment to Nael and his family”, emphasizing that his death is an “inexplicable and unforgivable” tragedy.

Our police and gendarmes are called upon to protect us and serve the Republic. I thank you every day for this. They do so within an ethical framework that must be respected. Now justice has to establish the truth and distribute responsibility. I hope this work will be completed quickly.

NaelA 17-year-old young man of African descent, yesterday morning was traveling to Nanterre without permission in a rented car when he was pulled over by a couple of cops.

Video recorded by eyewitnesses shows one of the agents pointing a gun at the teenager’s window while another is talking to him. Seeing the gun It is alleged that Nael drove the car in the direction of escape without threatening the integrity of the police officers, as a result of which the gendarme shot him dead.

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Bystanders captured footage of police killing 17-year-old Nael M. during a routine stop in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday. The footage sparked immediate riots pic.twitter.com/oGOEVcfFzK

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in the middle riots broke out early Tuesday morningMacron urged Justice to act quickly, but asked to remain calm in order to get to the bottom of the truth.

In such a context, we need love and respect for Nael and his family, calmness, so that there is Justice, and also calmness everywhere, because we do not need the situation to catch fire.

France is on fire again after police killed a 17-year-old boy named Nael M in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre.

Angry mobs set fire to streets, burned more than 40 vehicles, destroyed bus stops and engaged police, injuring at least 25 police officers. pic.twitter.com/K39AHjndbY

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To avoid further deployment to the outskirts of Paris, the Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmaninannounced deployment of two thousand policemen and gendarmes.

From my side, HeNael’s mother called demonstration tomorrow in front of the Prefecture of Nanterre and, far removed from the government’s appeals for calm, asked “revolt” for son.

🇫🇷 FLASH – La mother de Nael, a 17-year-old teenager who had a police officer under normal control, called for a white demen march at 2:00 pm. #Nanterre. (BFMTV) pic.twitter.com/JAekfwgC57

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Outside the political sphere, French figures, including those of African descent, spoke out against Tuesday’s events, including the star of the French soccer team. Kylian Mbappe And Jules Kundeand actor lobster seaknown for his role in the series lupine from Netflix.