A horrific accusation against police reignites anger in Paris suburbs

Protests broke out in Paris’s economically-deprived outskirts (the banlieues) in February 2017, some of which degenerated into riots.

The unrest was sparked by a shocking case of alleged police brutality in which a 22-year-old black man was allegedly set upon by four police officers in the north-eastern suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois.

Shocking though the incident was, the disturbances spoke to a wider problem. They expressed long simmering anger at systemic police violence and racism.

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Wikipedia: Social situation in the French suburbs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_situation_in_the_French_suburbs

The Guardian, 14.02.17: France's banlieues could erupt with violence again, experts warn https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/14/french-banlieues-violence-theo-affair-paris-police

France24, 18.02.17: French protests against police violence move to central Paris http://www.france24.com/en/20170218-french-protests-against-police-violence-move-central-paris

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