“Quiet” compared to the previous ones was the night spent in France, underlined the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanen, expressing his satisfaction with the decisive action of the French police, which proceeded with 427 arrests across the country.

After the funeral of 17-year-old Nael, who was killed on Tuesday by a police officer during a traffic control, signs of easing tensions began to appear.

Prime Minister Elisabeth Bourne was at police headquarters in Paris until 02:30 (local time, 03:30 Greek time) monitoring the developments, according to BFMTV.

In Marseille, where on the night of Friday to Saturday extensive incidents and looting took place, the security forces today prevented the repetition of the same scene. 65 suspects were brought in, while two police officers were reported injured.

In Paris, police made 126 arrests, according to figures released by the interior ministry. Heavy police forces were deployed along the Champs-Élysées avenue, preventing gatherings for which there were calls on social media, as the French News Agency (AFP) points out. Small groups of black-clad youths remained in the area, but without causing any deviance.

President Emmanuel Macron postponed his trip to Germany, where he was due to go tonight and stay until Tuesday, because of the riots that are rocking France over the death of the 17-year-old.

At the end of March, the official visit to France of Britain’s King Charles III was canceled due to social unrest linked to the reform of the pension system.