In this grab taken from video provided by @Ohana_FNG, two police officers question a driver, one pointing a gun towards the window of a yellow car, in Nanterre, France, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. France’s government has announced heightened police presence around Paris and other big cities and called for calm after scattered violence over the death of a 17-year-old delivery driver. The victim's lawyers say he was shot and killed Tuesday by police during a traffic check. Prosecutors say the police officer was detained on suspicion of manslaughter. (@Ohana_FNG via AP)
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France To Deploy 40,000 Police Officers

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Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin has given some short statements to journalists in the last few minutes, where he said that 40,000 officers will be mobilised across France tonight.

Yesterday, only 9,000 were deployed. However, a state of emergency is not about to be called, he said.

BBC/Jide Johnson.

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