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Agence France-Presse

Ten people were arrested in a second night of protests in Paris over the killing by police of a Chinese father of five, an incident that has caused tensions with Beijing.
Around 400 members of the Asian community and supporters of anti-racism groups gathered outside a police station in the northeast of the capital to again denounce the fatal shooting of Shaoyo Liu, 56, in his home two days earlier.
Those who were arrested had thrown projectiles, the police said, bringing to 45 the number of protesters detained since the killing which led the Chinese government to file an official complaint.
The police say three officers were called to the man’s home in the multi-ethnic 19th district of Paris on Sunday evening after reports of a domestic dispute.
Watch: Paris police clash with Chinese demonstrators


They say the man attacked a policeman with a knife, causing injuries, and that another officer then opened fire in self-defence, killing the man.
The dead man’s family were present at the time of the shooting and dispute the police version of events, denying there was a domestic row.
“He didn’t injure anyone,” the family’s lawyer Calvin Job said, adding that the man was “trimming fish with a pair of scissors” when the police burst down his door and “fired without warning”.

The incident has prompted a heated exchange between the Chinese and French governments.
The Chinese foreign ministry Tuesday called on France to protect its citizens and said Beijing had filed the complaint.
Newly appointed French Interior Minister Matthias Fekl condemned the violence that occurred during Monday’s protest, where clashes broke out between the police and demonstrators who chanted: “Police murderers.”
Fekl said the officers had his “full support” and he appealed for calm while a police oversight body investigates the killing.

Estimates put the size of the Chinese community in Paris at between 200,000 and 300,000. Many of the first-generation Chinese nationals who live in the French capital arrived in the 1980s and work in the textile industry.
French police have repeatedly come under fire for alleged brutality during operations in deprived neighbourhoods.
In a case that caused widespread outrage, a black youth worker was hospitalised in February with severe anal injuries after being allegedly sodomised with a police baton.
The incident in the gritty Paris suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois triggered several nights of rioting on housing estates around the capital.


More clashes in Paris as family of dead Chinese man dispute police account of shooting

Anti-riot police throw during a protest in front of the police headquarters in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. Photo: AFP

TOPSHOT - A woman holds a Chinese flag during a protest in front of the police headquarters in the 19th arrondissement of Paris on March 28, 2017, following the death of a Chinese national during a police intervention on March 26. China on march 28 called on France to protect its citizens after police in Paris killed a Chinese father of five, sparking violent protests in which 35 people were arrested. / AFP PHOTO / GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT

Police face protesters sitting behing a banner reading "police murderer" during a protest in front of the police headquarters in the 19th arrondissement of Paris on March 28, 2017, following the death of a Chinese national during a police intervention on March 26. China on march 28 called on France to protect its citizens after police in Paris killed a Chinese father of five, sparking violent protests in which 35 people were arrested. / AFP PHOTO / GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT

‘Je suis Chaolin’: why the Chinese in France are speaking up about violence and racism

A members of the Chinese commmunity in Paris holds a placard during a demonstration on September 4, 2016 in Paris, following the death of Zhang Chaolin and also calling for greater security measures. Photo: AFP

Family members and relatives hold the portrait of Chinese Zhang Chaolin during a tribute ceremony outside the city hall in Aubervilliers, north-eastern suburbs of Paris, on August 14, 2016. Chinese Zhang Chaolin, aged 49, was assaulted by three men in the streets in Aubervilliers on August 7, 2016 and died 5 days later from a coma. / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Francois BECKER and Valentin BONTEMPS A picture taken on April 10, 2015 shows the CIFA -Fashion Business Center (Centre International de Commerce de Gros France-Asie) units at the "Sentier Chinois" in Aubervilliers. The rows of upmarket sedans look out of place parked in the working-class Paris suburb but this is Aubervilliers, Europe's made-in-China clothing capital where traders recently opened the continent's biggest garment centre. AFP PHOTO JOEL SAGET

epa05523831 A protester holds a sign on which is written 'I love safe France' during a demonstration led by French Chinese community in Paris, France, 04 September 2016. The protest asked protection measures after a series of attacks against Chineses and the death of Zhang Chaolin, 49, who died after an assault by three men in the streets in Aubervilliers on 07 August 2016. EPA/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

People light candles and lay flowers next to a portrait of Chinese Zhang Chaolin, during a tribute ceremony outside the city hall in Aubervilliers, north-eastern suburbs of Paris, on August 14, 2016. Chinese Zhang Chaolin, aged 49, was assaulted by three men in the streets in Aubervilliers on August 7, 2016 and died 5 days later from a coma. / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY CAROLINE TAIX - A man carries goods on a trolley on February 2, 2011 in the business center in Aubervilliers, north of Paris, where 720 textile wholesale shops are held by Chinese traders. The Chinese shops located in Aubervilliers form a unique place in France and maybe the biggest textile business plateform in Europe. AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND GUAY / AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND GUAY

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY CAROLINE TAIX - A photo taken on February 2, 2011 shows the entrance of the "Centre Euro Chine" business center in Aubervilliers, north of Paris, where 720 textile wholesale shops are held by Chinese traders. The Chinese shops located in Aubervilliers form a unique place in France and maybe the biggest textile business plateform in Europe. AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND GUAY / AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND GUAY

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