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Catherine Field: France Correspondent on the riots

Published: July 2, 2023, 9:04 p.m.

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French authorities are hoping for a quieter night across the country after five nights of violence sparked by the death of a 17-year-old.

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Thousands have been arrested and 45 thousand Police Officers have been deployed across France since rioting started last week.

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The family of the French teenager killed by Police in a traffic stop are calling for the riots to stop.

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France Correspondent Catherine Field told Tim Downer that the French President Emmanuel Macron is holding another emergency cabinet meeting.

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She says he\'s meeting with the Prime Minister and the Interior, Justice, and Economy Ministers to try to figure out a way to end the violence.

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