The grandmother of a teenage boy, whose fatal shooting by police sparked five nights of rioting in France, has called for calm as authorities said the scale and intensity of the violence appeared to be waning, despite an arson attempt on a mayor’s home. Gérald Darmanin, the interior minister, said the police deployment would be unchanged, with 45,000 officers on duty around the country, after protesters again torched cars, looted shops, damaged infrastructure and clashed with police on Saturday night.

tips

riot：暴乱；v. 发生骚乱

scale：规模；刻度；比例

intense：强烈的；热情的；紧张的

wan：苍白的；暗淡的

arson：纵火（ars-，ard-，= to burn，燃烧 🔥）

mayor：市长（maj-，may-，magn-，max- = great，大，伟大）

protest：抗议；反对

torch：火把；手电筒

loot：洗劫；抢夺；打劫

clash：冲突；抵触