Suspect in French drive-by shooting that killed an MMA fighter 'targeted black people and Arabs' in revenge for riot looting
Clashes between protesters and riot police in Paris, as largely peaceful nationwide marches turned violent by evening despite a 70,000-strong deployment that prevented the arson seen a week earlier.Riots in Paris. Activists have called a further day of protests for 31 October after Saturday's marches drew between 410,000 and 800,000 people nationwide.
Police deployed minesweepers before entering the suspect's residence in Plaisir, where gas cylinders and wires attached to a timer had been rigged as booby traps. Pengo Bossio Wangi, 26, was killed in Friday's attack in Trappes; five others were wounded, including a 12-year-old girl. All six victims were from ethnic minorities. French authorities have designated the attack a racially motivated act of terrorism.
The suspect, Kevin T, reportedly said he was 'fed up with them' after the shops were ransacked.
