Kylian Mbappe speaks out after teen's killing by police sparks Paris riots

Footballer Kylian Mbappe has spoken out after the fatal police shooting of a teenager sparked riots in the suburbs of Paris.

The Paris Saint-Germain star, who also captains the French national team, tweeted to say he "hurts for my France" following the death of the 17-year-old delivery driver during a traffic stop in Nanterre on Tuesday night.

Mbappe, who grew up in nearby Saint-Denis, described what happened as an "unacceptable situation".

"All my thoughts go out to Naël's family and loved ones, this little angel who left far too soon," he wrote.

According to his family's lawyers, the victim, named as Nael M, died at the scene.

The police officers present reportedly believed they were in danger because the driver had threatened to run them over after stopping him, but this is rejected by the victim's family.

Their lawyers cited a video circulating online that shows two police officers leaning into the driver-side window of a yellow car, before the vehicle pulls away and one officer fires towards the driver.

The car is later seen crashed into a nearby post.

The victim was wounded by a gunshot and died at the scene, the prosecutor's office confirmed in a statement.

A passenger in the car was briefly detained and released, and police are searching for another passenger who fled.

The shooting sparked angry scenes as local residents held protests outside the police headquarters, before cars were set on fire and fireworks aimed at riot police, who used tear gas to try to disperse the demonstrators.

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Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said on Wednesday that 31 people had been arrested, 25 police officers injured and 40 cars set alight during the overnight unrest.

Videos purported to be of the incident were "extremely shocking", he added, pledging a full investigation.

He said 1,200 police were deployed overnight and 2,000 would be out in force today across the French capital and other big cities to "maintain order".

French President Emmanuel Macron called the young man's death "inexplicable and inexcusable".

Appealing for calm on a visit to Marseille, he said: "Nothing justifies the death of a young person."

Several people have died or sustained injuries at the hands of French police in recent years, prompting demands for more accountability.