### [2023-06-29](/feed/2023/06/29/index.md)

##### Killing of Nahel Merzouk
# Rioters set fires across several neighborhoods in Cayenne, French Guiana, and a government employee is killed by a stray bullet. Prefect Thierry Queffelec announces the suspension of the city's public transportation system and a temporary ban on the sale of gasoline at night. 




### Sources:

1. [ABC News](https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/riots-erupt-french-caribbean-territories-reaction-unrest-france-100554046)

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