Correction: France-Police Shooting-US story

Jun 30, 2023, 9:03 PM | Updated: Jul 3, 2023, 9:38 am

Police patrol as youths gather on Concorde square during a protest in Paris, France, Friday, June 30, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron urged parents Friday to keep teenagers at home and proposed restrictions on social media to quell rioting spreading across France over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
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(AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

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