Olympics-IOC says is confident of Paris 2024 Games success despite riots

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

BERLIN (Reuters) - International Olympic officials expressed regret on Tuesday at recent turmoil in France but said they were confident the country would hold a successful and welcoming Games next year.

The fatal shooting by a police officer of Nahel, a 17-year-old with Algerian and Moroccan parents, a week ago triggered both peaceful protests and a wave of riots across several major cities with police making hundreds of arrests daily.