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France captain Kylian Mbappe says the “violence must stop” as protests grip the country following the death of a teenager shot by police.<\/span><\/p>\n France has seen nights of unrest after Nahel M, 17, was killed as he drove away from a traffic stop on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n “Violence solves nothing, especially when it inevitably turns against those who are expressing it,” Mbappe posted on his Instagram story.<\/span><\/p>\n The 24-year-old called for “peaceful and constructive” protests.<\/span><\/p>\n More than 900 arrests were made on Thursday night alone, officials said, with the violence continuing on Friday. The government announced it would deploy 45,000 police officers in a bid to contain further violence.<\/span><\/p>\n From Lille and Roubaix in the north to Marseille in the south, shops have been ransacked, streets badly damaged and cars set on fire.<\/span><\/p>\n Paris St-Germain forward Mbappe won the World Cup with France in 2018 and was handed the captaincy by manager Didier Deschamps in March.<\/span><\/p>\n His statement, apparently speaking on behalf of the France team, added: “Like all French people we were marked and shocked by the death of young Nahel.”<\/span><\/p>\n Mbappe said that the France players, many of whom come from working-class neighbourhoods like Nahel, share “the feelings of sadness and pain”.<\/span><\/p>\n Mbappe was raised in Bondy, a northeastern suburb of Paris.<\/span><\/p>\n He said the players “could not remain silent” as they called for the “time of violence to give way to that of mourning, dialogue and reconstruction”.<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Tour de France organisers say they are prepared to adapt to any situation amid the unrest in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n The Tour starts in Bilbao, Spain on Saturday before moving into France on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n Race director Christian Prudhomme said: “We are in constant liaison with the State services and we are following the situation and how it has been evolving. Depending on what happens we will adapt if needed.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n