Hundreds of arrests after a fourth night of riots in France

FRANCE RIOTS NANTERRE

Policemen walk next to a burned car destroyed during clashes between protesters and riot police in Nanterre, near Paris. Source: AAP / MOHAMMED BADRA/EPA

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Police in France have arrested hundreds of people after a fourth night of rioting. The demonstrations started after a police officer shot and killed a teenager at a traffic stop in a working class suburb of Paris. 45,000 officers were deployed with more than 470 arrests.

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