| 2017 French riots | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Social situation in the French suburbs | |||
| Date | First phase: 4–15 February 2017 (12 days) Second phase: 27–28 March 2017 (2 days) | ||
| Location | |||
| Caused by | Rape of black man by police (February) Fatal shooting of a Chinese man by police (March) | ||
| Methods | Protesting, rioting, rock throwing, arson, mobbing | ||
| Parties | |||
| Casualties | |||
| Injuries | Unknown (February) 3 (March)[1] | ||
| Arrested | ~254 (February)[citation needed] 35 (March)[1] | ||
The 2017 French riots refer to two separate unrelated incidents of unrest in France following claimed abuse of power by police. The first of these riots began on 4 February 2017, in suburbs of Paris, following the alleged rape of a black man named Théo L. by police with a baton.[2] These protests continued until 15 February.[citation needed] The second set of riots began late March when a Chinese man was fatally shot by police officers in Paris. These riots ended the next day.[3]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
chinese_shootingwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Clashes continue in Paris suburbs over alleged police rape". france24.com. France 24. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Karasz, Palko (28 March 2017). "France Investigating Police Killing of Chinese Man in Paris". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2017.