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A woman pays her respects at the site where Nahel M died, shortly after his funeral, on July 1st in Nanterre, France. Nahel M was a French teenager of North African origin was shot dead by police on June 27th, the third fatal traffic stop shooting this year in France, causing nationwide unrest and clashes with police forces. Photograph: Sam Tarling/Getty
A woman pays her respects at the site where Nahel M died, shortly after his funeral, on July 1st in Nanterre, France. Nahel M was a French teenager of North African origin was shot dead by police on June 27th, the third fatal traffic stop shooting this year in France, causing nationwide unrest and clashes with police forces. Photograph: Sam Tarling/Getty
Kim Willsher
Sat Jul 01 2023 - 19:38 • 5 MIN READ

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