French police, protesters clash for second night after police shooting of teen

Anger over the killing spawned unrest in multiple towns around Paris. Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said 31 people were arrested, 24 police officers injured and 40 cars burned in overnight unrest

The death of 17-year-old Nael during a traffic check on Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Nanterre elicited nationwide concern (Christophe Ena/AP)

Police clashed with protesters overnight just hours after French President Emmanuel Macron called the shooting death of a 17-year-old delivery driver by police “inexcusable” and pleaded for calm while justice takes its course.

It was the second night of violence in the Paris suburb of Nanterre even as the government heightened the police presence in Paris and other big cities after the killing triggered a night of scattered violence.