Paris protest likens black man's death in custody to Floyd case

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The French government's spokeswoman called for calm on Wednesday after violent scenes at a demonstration by around 20,000 people on Tuesday evening against what they claim is a cover-up over the 2016 death of Adama Traoré, 24, who suffocated while he was pinned down by gendarmes during his arrest in July 2016, a case which the protesters likened to the killing in the US of George Floyd.

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France is not a racist country and should not be compared with the US, a French government spokesperson has insisted, after a banned rally held to protest against a death in custody ended in violence, reports The Guardian.

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