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A French policeman has been charged with homicide and is now in custody over the killing of a teenager during a traffic stop near Paris on Tuesday. The 17-year-old, named as Nahel M, was shot at point-blank range as he drove off and crashed soon afterwards. Anger at his killing has sparked violence across the country. A march led by the boy's mother was marred by clashes on Thursday afternoon. On the third night of unrest, 667 people were arrested, French officials say. The teenager's death has sparked a wider conversation about the power of the police and the relationship between the authorities and people from France's suburbs, who feel segregated from the country's prosperous city centres. Thierry Clair is the deputy secretary general of UNSAD-Police, one of the three main police unions in France. He told Newsday that the national police force "is not racist; you don't control people because of their skin colour." Photo shows: French police after a night clashes between protesters and police in Roubaix. Credit: Reuters
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