Fact Check: Was a sniper filmed on rooftop of French protests?
France remains shaken by a wave of protests triggered by the police shooting of a 17-year-old boy in a western suburb of Paris.
Nahel Merzouk was fatally shot at point-blank range while at the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz on June 27, 2023, leading to discontent across the nation. The boy's death has been condemned by French PresidentAs instability remains, a far-right figure in European politics claimed to have found footage of a rooftop gunman, targeting the street below, amid the unrest.
French riot police officers stand guard next to a burning trash bin during a demonstration against police in Marseille, France, on July 1, 2023, after another night of rioting in the country over the killing of a teenager by police. France deployed 45,000 officers overnight backed by light armored vehicles and police units to quell the violence.sent by the leader of the far-right group Britain First, Paul Footing, posted on June 30, 2023, viewed 3.
Protests in France have been accompanied by acts of violence including arson and fireworks attacks. Escalation through the use of live firearms would certainly mark a turning point in tensions, as Golding's tweet suggests.The video shared by Golding was not shot recently. Searches show that it has been online since at least March 2022, posted originally on what appears to beAs has also been pointed out on Twitter, the weapon in the video is a BB replica, not a real rifle.
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