Are politicians to blame? A police officer shot dead a teenager near Paris. It led to nights of rioting on streets across France.
The week that rioters set France on fire
Glossary
Paris - The capital of France. In mythology, Paris was a Trojan prince who caused the war with the Greeks by stealing Helen, the beautiful wife of King Menelaus of Sparta.
Protests - When people show they are unhappy about something. Some people protest by bringing a big group of people together and marching or chanting.
Riots - When a large number of people behave in a violent and loud way in public and cause disruption.
Poverty - The state of being very poor.
Discrimination - When people are treated unfairly due to characteristics such as gender, race and age.
Ethnic minorities - Groups within a community with different cultural or national traditions to the majority of the population.