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A 24-year-old man named Adama had been arrested by police in regards to an extortion case. He later died on Tuesday afternoon, while being held in police custody, according to Le Parisien. Prosecutor Yves Jannier said the man had suffered a heart attack while in custody. However, friends of Adama claim he was beaten by police. "About a hundred individuals ... came looking for the law enforcement forces after a person died at the premises of the gendarmerie in Beaumont," Jean-Simon Merandat, director of the Val d'Oise prefect's office, told France Info radio.
Witnesses said that they heard several explosions, but were unable to determine when they had occurred. Youths were heard shouting "murderers" at the police, while there were at least three outbreaks of fires across the area. There were around 150 police on the scene with the situation stabilizing at around 3:30am local time, a local representative said, while there were also around 60 firefighters present.
Six police officers were injured during the violence after being shot by pellet guns, while one arrest was made as the youths clashed with the police, according to Le Parisien. The violence came in the wake of an announcement by the French government that it had voted to extend the ongoing state of emergency for another six months, until the end of January 2017.
Comment: There are several things going on: The death of the young man - be it natural or inflicted, the extension of state of emergency powers following horrific terrorist attacks - be they grass root or false flags, the atmosphere of authoritarian command palpable by the public - be it necessary or contrived to fit an agenda. All of these calculatedly bring societal frustration and anger to the surface. All of these conveniently extend or escalate the government's response and ultimate control at the expense of the people.