"France's Unrest Escalates: Funeral Sparks Protests and Riots"

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A funeral was held for a French teenager who was fatally shot by police in a Paris suburb, as arrests continued to mount during the fifth night of nationwide protests in France. Over 1,300 people were detained overnight, and another 121 were arrested on Saturday. The protests, sparked by the teenager's death, have resulted in widespread destructive unrest and questions over whether race was a factor. The French government has deployed 45,000 police and gendarmes across the country, and more than 2,000 protesters have been detained since the unrest began. The violence has also spread to overseas French territories.
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