Fourth night of demonstrations sees 45,000 police deployed as authorities claim the situation is calmer
More than 470 people in France were arrested during a fourth night of unrest triggered by the fatal police shooting of a teenager, but officials claimed that the situation was calmer than on the previous night.
Forty-five thousand police officers, including special forces, were deployed to respond to rioting and looting across the country on Friday night. Reports indicated that conditions in Paris were slightly calmer than on previous nights, while the situation in other major cities like Marseille and Lyon was more chaotic, with buildings and vehicles torched and stores looted.
