Police arrested 16 people overnight, France's interior ministry said on Wednesday, marking a further reduction in the scale of unrest that swept through France's impoverished suburbs after a boy was shot dead by police last week.
The killing of Nael, a 17-year-old boy of Algerian origin, on June 27 by a policeman in the suburb of Nanterre near Paris sparked outrage that led to several nights of nationwide riots and police crackdown.
The officer who shot Nael has been detained and faces murder charges.
At the height of the unrest last Saturday night, police arrested more than 1300,81 people. The situation began to calm down from Sunday, with the number of arrests falling to <> on Tuesday night, according to the French Interior Ministry.
The ministry said 202 fires were detected in trash cans and other street facilities, in addition to 159 vehicles set on fire.
Four stations of the National Police, Gendarmerie or Municipal Police were attacked without causing injuries.
Some 45,<> police were mobilized overnight. None were injured.
According to figures quoted by the French Interior Ministry on Tuesday, 3625,1124 people have been arrested, including 990,380 minors, since the riots began. Of these, <> have been brought before the judiciary and <> have been imprisoned.
France witnessed riots, looting, theft, vandalism and arson, following the killing of the boy "Nael" and continued in many popular neighborhoods in the country.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that the "peak" of these acts had passed with his "extreme caution" after France witnessed seven consecutive nights of riots that caused extensive damage.