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Since a man in his thirties was killed by a BAC officer on Saturday, the popular district of Beaudottes has seen clashes between young people and the police every night.
The buttocks resting on a barrier, Brahim, 29, beard in a necklace, shaved hair and tap-socks on his feet, scrolls through videos on his smartphone. We see police and gendarmes advancing in numbers, at nightfall, in the streets of his Beaudottes district, in Sevran (Seine-Saint-Denis), helmets on their heads and anti-riot shields in hand. Then, a few thumbs up, the man shows the response of the “kids” from the corner: firework mortar fire towards the police and a few garbage cans and burning cars. Far from the calm and peaceful atmosphere that reigns in the streets of this popular district on this Monday morning.
For two days, the approximately 10,000 inhabitants of Beaudottes have been experiencing restless nights. As soon as the sun goes down, clashes break out between young people and the police who patrol the neighborhood in large numbers. According to police sources, a dozen vehicles were set on fire for the night alone from Sunday to Monday and five people were arrested. By mimicry or solidarity, burning barricades were also set up in Rougemont, another district north of Sevran, and a bus was stolen and then burned in the neighboring town of Aulnay-sous-Bois.
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