Riots erupts in Paris after cop ‘executes’ 17-year-old driver with gunshot to the head after he ‘failed to stop’

RIOTS have broken out in a Paris suburb after a policeman was accused of “executing” a teenager for violating traffic laws. Fires were seen burning in the usually quiet Parisian suburb of Nanterre, after 17-year-old delivery driver Nael was killed. AFPFirefighters put out multiple blazes in the suburb[/caption] TwitterThe moment the cop pulled his gun out[/caption] A driver in front of the car filmed the interaction Reports claim the cop shouted “I’m going to lodge a bullet in your head.” The officer then allegedly fired at point blank range as the driver attempted to steer away, before crashing into a barricade. Two other passengers were allegedly in the car with Nael – one fled, while the other was taken into custody. Emergency services tried to resuscitate the young driver but it was too late. The officer involved has been arrested on suspicion of murder, but youth have filled the streets to protest the alleged brutal killing. Officers wearing riot gear were seen in the vicinity as protesters threw firecrackers towards the police. Dispersion grenades and tear gas have been unleashed upon protesters outside of the local police headquarters. Seven people have been arrested while protesting, while the mayor of Nanterre has expressed his “shock” at the video and images online. Nael’s family lawyer, Yassine Bouzrou, said the images shown showed a “policeman killing a young man in cold blood”. The most recent protests in France come on the tails of months of unrest following President Macron’s unwanted pension reform. Violence erupted on the streets of Paris after the President’s controversial plan to raise the country’s pension age from 62 to 64 was approved by the country’s highest constitutional court. Protesters clashed with police in several cities across France after the verdict was announced. Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside Paris city hall and booed the court decision. An angry mob made their way to Bastille Square, lighting fires and confronting the police. “It is an illegal march, and some of those involved are intent on violence,” said a police officer at the scene. “Bins and hire bikes are being set alight, and the flames are spreading, while missiles are being thrown at officers.” A vast security operation was rolled out to protect the Council, which is housed in Royal Palace in central Paris. A dramatic video shows the Place Sainte-Anne police station engulfed in flames in Rennes. Protests erupted in other cities, including Marseille and Toulouse. TwitterThe teenager’s vehicle crashed[/caption] TwitterProtesters threw projectiles towards police[/caption] AFPThe teen driver was allegedly of Algerian descent[/caption] AFPMultiple cars appeared to have been burnt in the chaos[/caption] AFPPolice in riot gear stood guard following the protests[/caption]