The killing of a 17-year-old during a police traffic stop has put the government on edge.
The violent unrest that has spread across France since a teenager was killed by police in a Paris suburb has raised the specter of riots that rocked French suburbs for weeks in 2005 — and Emmanuel Macron’s government is scrambling to stop that from happening again.
On Thursday morning, the French president called an emergency Cabinet meeting in the wake of overnight clashes in French cities after a 17-year-old was shot by police on Tuesday during a traffic stop in Nanterre, a western Paris suburb.
The government decided to cancel all “non-priority” trips by ministers, the government’s latest move to dial down tensions that are gripping the nation.