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Hundreds of protesters clash with police west of Paris after officers stopped a woman for wearing a full-face veil.
Five people have been injured and six others detained in violence that erupted during the enforcement of a law banning the wearing of a full-face veil in France.
About 250 people hurled rocks at police, who responded with tear gas during the clashes about 17 miles west of the capital Paris on Friday night.
The unrest highlights tensions between police upholding France's strict policies of secularism and those who accuse authorities of discriminating against Islam.
In the wake of the violence in the town of Trappes, local official Erard Corbin de Mangoux called for calm on the streets.
"The police forces will remain in position as long as necessary, not as a provocation but for reasons of security to give the 30,000 Trappes residents a sense of security and serenity," he said.
Several rubbish bins in the area were set alight and a bus shelter was shattered in the unrest. Spent tear gas capsules lay on the road near the police station at the centre of the violence.
A 14-year-old boy suffered a serious eye injury in the violence from an object.
"It's a tragedy because this young man is seriously injured. We don't know the circumstances because the young man cannot talk yet. At this time we don't have a witness from the scene," prosecutor Vincent Lesclous said.
Four police officers have also been injured and six people were detained in the violence, a police official said.
The violence came after about 250 people gathered to protest over the arrest of a man whose wife received a ticket on Thursday for wearing a full-face veil.
Her husband tried to strangle an officer who was issuing the ticket, the prosecutor said.
France has banned face veils since 2011.
Supporters of the ban - which enjoyed wide public backing across the political spectrum - argue the veil oppresses women and contradicts France's principles of secularism, which are enshrined in the constitution.
In addition to small fines or citizenship classes for women wearing veils, the law includes a 30,000 euro (£26,000) fine for anyone who forces a woman to wear one.
France also bans headscarves in schools and public buildings.
Five people have been injured and six others detained in violence that erupted during the enforcement of a law banning the wearing of a full-face veil in France.
About 250 people hurled rocks at police, who responded with tear gas during the clashes about 17 miles west of the capital Paris on Friday night.
The unrest highlights tensions between police upholding France's strict policies of secularism and those who accuse authorities of discriminating against Islam.
In the wake of the violence in the town of Trappes, local official Erard Corbin de Mangoux called for calm on the streets.
"The police forces will remain in position as long as necessary, not as a provocation but for reasons of security to give the 30,000 Trappes residents a sense of security and serenity," he said.
Several rubbish bins in the area were set alight and a bus shelter was shattered in the unrest. Spent tear gas capsules lay on the road near the police station at the centre of the violence.
A 14-year-old boy suffered a serious eye injury in the violence from an object.
"It's a tragedy because this young man is seriously injured. We don't know the circumstances because the young man cannot talk yet. At this time we don't have a witness from the scene," prosecutor Vincent Lesclous said.
Four police officers have also been injured and six people were detained in the violence, a police official said.
The violence came after about 250 people gathered to protest over the arrest of a man whose wife received a ticket on Thursday for wearing a full-face veil.
Her husband tried to strangle an officer who was issuing the ticket, the prosecutor said.
France has banned face veils since 2011.
Supporters of the ban - which enjoyed wide public backing across the political spectrum - argue the veil oppresses women and contradicts France's principles of secularism, which are enshrined in the constitution.
In addition to small fines or citizenship classes for women wearing veils, the law includes a 30,000 euro (£26,000) fine for anyone who forces a woman to wear one.
France also bans headscarves in schools and public buildings.
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