Huge protest in Paris after teen shot dead by the police
The teenager, named as Nahel M, was shot at point-blank range as he drove off and crashed soon afterwards.
Protests over the killing gripped the Paris region overnight and there are fears of a second night of violence.
French President Emmanuel Macron said the shooting was "unforgivable".
But the president's comments prompted an angry reaction from police unions, who accused him of rushing to judge the officers involved.
The Alliance Police union called for them to be presumed innocent until found guilty, while the rival Unité SGP Police also spoke of political interventions that encouraged "anti-cop hatred".
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said he would be taking legal action against another group, France Police, after it published what he called an "unacceptable and abject" tweet seeking to justify the teenager's killing.
Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne also weighed in, saying the police intervention "manifestly did not conform to the rules".
Video of the incident on social media shows an officer pointing a gun at the driver of a car, before a gunshot is heard and the car then crashes to a stop.
The teenager died of bullet wounds in the chest, despite help from emergency services.
The officer accused of killing him, who said he had fired because he felt his life was in danger, is in custody on charges of voluntary manslaughter.
A series of protests followed the shooting on Tuesday night in Nanterre, just west of Paris. Some 31 people were arrested following the disorder.
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