Several tram lines in Ile-de-France are partially interrupted Thursday after a night of violence linked to the death of Nahel, 17, killed Tuesday by a police officer during a traffic check in Nanterre. The T1 (Asnières-Noisy-le-Sec) “is interrupted between Marché de St-Denis and Asnières Quatre Routes due to security measures”, explained the RATP on its website, estimating the time of resumption at 2:00 p.m.
The same time was announced for the resumption of T4 (Bondy station / Aulnay-Sous Bois-Hôpital de Montfermeil station) which is interrupted between Gargan and Montfermeil Hospital, there too “due to security measures”. The T5 (Saint-Denis-Garges-Sarcelles Market) is interrupted between Butte Pinson and Garges-Sarcelles, as well as between Saint-Denis Market and Roger Sémat, with no prospect of resumption on Thursday, according to information from the RATP mid-morning updates.
T6 (Viroflay-Châtillon) is also very affected, with traffic interrupted “between Division Leclerc and Louvois”, with no resumption expected by the end of service Thursday evening. In addition, “the bus network remains very disrupted. Some lines are diverted and / or limited”, added the Régie, invoking the “events that occurred during the night in Ile-de-France”.
The night from Wednesday to Thursday was marked by particularly tense scuffles turning into riots in many working-class neighborhoods. In total, according to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, 150 people were arrested and several public buildings “burned or attacked”. A T6 train was set on fire in Clamart (Hauts-de-Seine).
