© pierre Terraz
"Tonight, we will kill one of their own." Riots have been taking place across France for days after a policeman shot and killed 17-year-old Nahel. Here in his neighborhood, Cité Pablo Picasso, in Nanterre, on June 29, 2023.
This photo sums up the essence of the events: the violence of the riots, as young people throw paving stones at the police, The extreme youth of the rioters, some of whom were minors like the one in the foreground, and the death of childhood, symbolized by the burning carousel.
this interpretation is personal and the photograph was taken on the spot without any staging.
Proof of publication in "La Croix” (France) - issue no. 42660 published on July 5, 2023.
