Article 6CMNK France riots live: teargas fired in Marseille as 45,000 more police deployed across country – as it happened

France riots live: teargas fired in Marseille as 45,000 more police deployed across country – as it happened

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Christy Cooney (now); Joe Middleton and Hamish Mac
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Police braced for unrest after funeral for Nahel, killed by police on Tuesday, held near Paris on Saturday

More than 1,000 people were arrested in the fourth night of unrest, as family and friends prepare to bury the 17-year-old fatally shot by police.

Associated Press reports that France's interior ministry said that 1,311 people were arrested as protesters once again clashed with police.

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