France rioters smash flaming car into mayor’s home as Macron deploys special forces & 719 arrested on 5th night of chaos

LAWLESS riots continued into a fifth night in France last night after the police killing of a teenager – with a flaming car rammed into a mayor’s home. President Emmanuel Macron was forced to deploy special forces commandos as 719 people were arrested after the funeral for 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk, who was shot and killed earlier this week. GettyPolice wielded batons to disperse crowds at the Champs d’Elysee[/caption] ReutersToday is the fifth day of protests following Nahel’s death[/caption] Twitter / AnthonyLebbosThe burnt shell of a car smashed into a mayor’s home was removed this morning[/caption] AFPBarbed wire and barricades have been deployed at town halls and other public buildings[/caption] FAMILY HANDOUT/UNPIXS17-year-old Nahel allegedly failed to stop for police[/caption] The iconic Champs-Elysees saw a crowds gather to protest over Nahel’s death, which were met with officers wielding batons and shields. In northern Paris, protesters set off volleys of firecrackers and lit barricades on fire as police shot back with tear gas and stun grenades. Photos revealed town halls and other public buildings have deployed mass barricades with barbed wire after attacks have increased in violence in recent days. In a shockingly “targeted” attack, a burning car was driven into the home of the mayor of the Paris suburb of L’Haÿ-les-Roses overnight. Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun said: “Last night a milestone was reached in horror and disgrace. “My wife and one of my children were injured. It was an attempted murder of unspeakable cowardice.” Violent skirmishes continued in the Mediterranean city of Marseilles but appeared less intense than the night before, according to the Interior Ministry. Yet photos from the city still revealed harsh police crackdown as authorities pinned rioters to the ground. Around 45,000 police were deployed across the country for a second night on Saturday. On Saturday, France‘s justice minister, Dupond-Moretti, warned that young people who share calls for violence on Snapchat or other apps could face legal prosecution. “The results of the night can be summed up in one word: apocalyptic,” Rudy Manna, of the Bouches-du-Rhône police union, said of Friday night.  “We had scenes of guerrillas in the centre of Marseille, the northern districts were also affected by looting, burning of vehicles and trash cans.” The largest library in the city of Metz was filmed burning late last night, sparking further outrage. The unprecedented violence and destruction is the worst France has seen in years, following the death of French-Algerian delivery driver Nahel, who was laid to rest yesterday in his hometown of Nanterre, a Parisian suburb. At a hilltop cemetery, hundreds stood along the road to pay tribute to the teenager as mourners carried his white casket from a mosque to the burial site. Video of the brutal killing showed two officers at the window of the car, one with his gun pointed at the driver, firing as Nahel lurched the car forward. His grieving mum Mounia said: “What am I going to do now? I devoted everything to him. “I’ve only got one, I haven’t got 10 children. He was my life, my best friend.” His grandmother echoed her grief, adding: “I will never forgive them. “My grandson died, they killed my grandson. We are not happy at all, I am against the government.” Thirteen people who didn’t comply with traffic stops were fatally shot by French police last year, and three this year, prompting demands for more accountability. Police shot him at point blank range for a traffic violationTWITTER/UNPIXS AFPTear gas has been deployed to quell the riots[/caption] Nahel’s mother Mounia has been present at the protestsRex Property damage is estimated to be millionsRex Lines of mourners stood outside Nahel’s funeral yesterday afternoonRex AFPThe damaged home of Mayor of l’Hay-les-Roses Vincent Jeanbrun[/caption]