Clashes over French police shooting – in pictures

Smoke rises behind a residential area in Toulouse in south-west France, a day after the killing of a 17-year-old boy in Nanterre

A protester holds a slogan reading ‘police kill’ during a rally in Nantes in western France

The activist Assa Traoré addresses a gathering of Les Soulèvements de la Terre members at the Place de la République in Paris in support of Nahel M

Protesters during a Paris gathering of Les Soulèvements de la Terre in support of Nahel M, 17, who was shot in the chest at point-blank range on Tuesday morning in an incident that has reignited debate about police tactics long criticised by rights groups

Firefighters extinguish a burning vehicle during clashes in Toulouse

Police face off against youths in Nanterre. Wednesday night began calmly, as unrest erupted in other French cities, including Toulouse, Dijon and Lyon, before violence after midnight hit the Paris region, where about 2,000 riot police had been deployed

People on a bridge watch young people as they burn garbage in Nanterre. Violent protests broke out as anger grew over the police killing. Security forces arrested 150 people as balaclava-clad protesters burned cars and set off fireworks.

Cars burn in Nanterre

Police clash with youths in Nanterre. The interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, described it on Twitter as ‘a night of intolerable violence against symbols of the republic, with town halls, schools and police stations set on fire or attacked’

A firefighter works to extinguish burning vehicles in Nanterre

Unrest in Nanterre. ‘A teenager was killed. That is inexplicable and unforgivable,’ Macron said during an official visit to Marseille in southern France

Police initially reported that an officer had shot at the teenager because he was driving at him, but this was contradicted by a video circulating on social media

Fireworks are thrown at police in Nanterre. Nahel’s surname has not been released by authorities or by his family

Rioters protest as police stand guard in Nanterre. Clashes first erupted in the area on Tuesday nightand the government deployed 2,000 police to try to maintain order

Protesters throw fireworks at riot police during violent scenes in Nanterre

A resident protects himself from teargas smoke

Firefighters try to extinguish vehicle fires in Nanterre. The teenager’s mother called for a march on Thursday afternoon in the Paris suburb, where he was killed