Deep feelings of inequality sparked againpublished at 08:43 British Summer Time 29 June 2023
Lucy Williamson
BBC News, Paris
There was a real attempt by the government and local leaders last night to avert the types of problems France has seen before.
People might remember, back in 2005, weeks of rioting around Paris because of the death of two young people who were running away from police.
This kind of spark can really set alight the deep feelings of inequality and the sense that police target young men from these suburbs.
I think that's what we're seeing now, and politicians here are concerned about whether what happened last night will develop into a similar pattern.
And despite calls for calm from the president, down in Nanterre and in many other places across France that anger, that spark, does seem to be spreading at the moment.