Posted on 01/03/2025 4:38:56 AM PST by Libloather
Despite nearly 1,000 cars being set ablaze, hundreds of thousands of people in France welcomed the New Year with largely peaceful celebrations, according to Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau.
Retailleau announced late on Wednesday that 984 cars went up in flames across the country. Some 420 people were arrested, 310 of whom were taken into police custody.
The minister called the figures unacceptable. "This violence is the product of a brutalization embodied by cowards and thugs who attack the property of often humble French people who do not have the means to protect their vehicles in private car parks."
But the crowds on the Champs-Élysées in Paris were not affected as they celebrated with stage shows and music on the famous boulevard, capped by a fireworks display at the Arc de Triomphe but the interior minister.
The event, which like last year had been expected to attract around 1 million people, was largely peaceful, according to initial reports.
Some 10,000 police officers were deployed in the French capital and special security precautions were in place for the party on the main thoroughfare, which was closed to traffic.
Visitors had to pass through several security gates, while fireworks and glass bottles were banned, which severely restricted the consumption of alcohol by revellers.
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Muslims celebrating the takeover of still more of France.
It’s important to make the connection for how ‘rulers’ exploit crowds.
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Especially crowds of musselmen
Lots of Satan’s fr’kn animals running loose in the world!
This has become a tradition.
Its now relabeled the ceremony of the light of a 1000 cars (on fire)...
Everytime I see that clip photo I think CNN had one of the Village People reporting for them
I’m sure that playing Santana’s Black Magic Woman at their desk did not help their case with HR.
Crowds and Power is a book written by Nobel laureate Elias Canetti in 1960.
The 60’s were primed for the lefts movement the hippies with their pro weed and the democrats with their pro socialism and many other thigs that we are still on need of fighting.
Remember the hippies had kids no need to recruit any more they sent them to college where they left off.
Economic stimulus. These hordes are helping the country buy new.
The 60’s destroyed the country
And still doing it their kids taking over where they left off.
D.C. Judges teachers colleges...............................
Sacre bleu! I remember when the French were satisfied with fireworks and champagne.
they were accused by several of the workers of using black magic.
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I guess they were not referring to black markers (Sharpies).
I’m sure that playing Santana’s Black Magic Woman at their desk did not help their case with HR.
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Remake that to Black Magic Trans . . .
then it is OK
Burn, baby, burn. Oh wait! That’s my car!
Nice way of making a point, T.B. Yoits.
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