NANTERRE, France: Violence and looting hit France in a fourth night of protests as massively deployed law enforcers made nearly 1,000 arrests and the West European country braced for more riots ahead of the funeral of the teenager killed by a police officer during a traffic stop.

The government said the violence had "lessened" compared to previous nights, but the Interior Ministry still reported 994 arrests nationwide overnight, and 79 injuries among police and gendarmes.

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