Officer held over death that led to Nantes riot

A French policeman was detained for questioning yesterday over the fatal shooting of a young man, an incident that has sparked two nights of rioting in the western city of Nantes.

The killing of the young man, named by local media as Aboubakar F, risks inflaming tensions in deprived urban areas of France where residents often complain of police brutality. Edouard Philippe, the prime minister, condemned the riots and promised “the fullest transparency” about the circumstances of the man’s death.