Man dies in Marseille after being shot at time of riots -prosecutor

FILE PHOTO: View of damaged windows of the building site of the Paris 2024 Olympics' aquatic training centre near a RATP bus depot damaged during clashes between protesters and police, following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, in Aubervilliers, near Paris, France, June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the death of a 27-year old man who was hit by a projectile at the time of the riots on Saturday, the Marseille prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.

There was rioting across France following the funeral of a teenager of North African descent, whose shooting by police during a traffic stop sparked nationwide unrest for several days.