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Police and rioters have clashed in the French city of Marseille as the country battles with a fifth night of unrest after the death of a teenager shot by police at point-blank range.

Videos show police using Tear Gas , as officials say at least 43 arrests have been made in the southern city.

But a heavy police presence in central Paris seems to have deterred protests.

Large crowds turned out for The Funeral of Nahel M, 17, who was killed as he drove away from a Traffic Stop .

Many French cities have descended into chaos since Tuesday after The Killing happened in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.

Some 121 have been arrested across France, including 37 In Paris .

Around 45,000 police were deployed across the country for a second night on Saturday, after More Than 2,300 people were arrested over four night of riots.

In Marseille, heavy clashes have been taking place between police and rioters throughout Saturday evening.

In footage circulating online, police can be seen using Tear Gas against people in The City .

The video shows the clashes taking place on La Canebière, the main avenue in The Heart of Marseille.

French media reports that fighting has been taking place between a large group of rioters and officers in the area for More Than an hour.

In Paris , large numbers of police were seen along The Iconic Champs-Élysées.

There had been calls on Social Media for protesters to gather there but The Police presence seems to have kept most of them away.

The capital's police said they made 37 arrests of people caught carrying weapons. The Paris region stopped all buses and trams after 21:00 local time (19:00 GMT) for a second night running.

French PM Elisabeth Borne reportedly attended the command room of the National Police In Paris to observe efforts at maintaining order.

In the northern city of Lille, police Special Forces have been seen taking to The Streets .

Images from The City overnight showed firefighters extinguishing blazes in car that had been set alight by rioters.

Officials told local media that 21 people had been arrested in The City of Lyon.

More Than 1,300 arrests were made on Friday Night alone, and The Number of arrests on Saturday is likely to rise further.

The Funeral for 17 year-old Nahel was held in Nanterre earlier on Saturday.

After The Service at the mosque in the Paris suburb, his body was to be taken to The Local cemetery.

Supporters of The Family told The News media to Keep Away . All filming - Even on phones - was banned: " No Snapchat, no Insta, " mourners were told.

Nahel was shot after refusing to stop for a traffic check and died after emergency services attended The Scene . A video, shared online in The Hours following Nahel's death, showed two police officers trying to stop The Vehicle And One pointing his weapon at The Driver .

The Officer who fired the fatal shot has since been charged with voluntary homicide and apologised to The Family . His lawyer said he was devastated.

Nahel's death has reignited debate around The State of French policing, including a which allows officers to shoot when a driver ignores an order to stop.

More widely, it has led to questions of racism in The Force . The UN's Human Rights office said the unrest was a chance for France " to address deep issues of racism in law enforcement".

Emmanuel Macron has accused protesters of

Mr Macron condemned the Violence on Friday " with The Greatest firmness" and said Nahel's death had been used to justify acts of Violence - Calling it an " unacceptable exploitation of the adolescent's death".

Source of news: bbc.com