On Tuesday night five members of the paramilitary police were injured in clashes, and nine cars set on fire, while several public buildings were damaged. He was taken into custody after interfering in the arrest of his brother in a case of extortion, said a source close to the investigation. Photo: AFPThe Local/AFP · 21 Jul 2016, 10:18Published: 21 Jul 2016 10:18 GMT+02:00Violence erupted in the northern suburbs of Paris for a second night in a row, with 15 cars set ablaze by residents furious over the death of a young man in police custody, officials said Thursday. Story continues below…The prosecutor said an autopsy would be carried out to get to the bottom of the young man's death. In 2005, when two teenagers were electrocuted to death after hiding in an electricity substation while being chased by police, weeks of massive riots erupted in France's suburbs.

Source: The Local July 21, 2016 08:37 UTC