Facade of Paris Olympics aquatic training centre damaged by rioters

PARIS, June 30 (Reuters) – The facade of a Paris Olympics aquatic training centre was damaged during rioting that convulsed France overnight, Aluminium Composite Panel the company in charge of the Games’ infrastructure said on Friday. “Buses parked near the Aubervilliers aquatic centre construction site were set on fire,” SOLIDEO told Reuters.

“The facade of the building suffered very slight damage as a result.” SOLIDEO said it was considering taking extra security measures at all Olympic building sites to prevent any further damage. Police made 667 arrests nationwide overnight after violence also broke out in Marseille, Lyon, Pau, Toulouse and Lille in a third night of protests against Tuesday’s killing by police of a 17-year-old of Algerian and Moroccan descent during a traffic stop. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; editing by John Stonestreet)