Posted on 10/29/2005 4:30:34 PM PDT by ncountylee
PARIS (AP) - French youths rioted for a second straight night in a Paris suburb, torching cars and throwing rocks at police to protest the deaths of two youths who were electrocuted while trying to evade police, officials said.
Fifteen officers and a journalist were injured in the disturbances Friday night and Saturday morning in Clichy-sous-Bois, north of the capital, officials said.
Police firing tear gas restored order around 2 a.m. Saturday and detained 14 people, officials said.
The two boys, 15 and 17, died near an electrical transformer where they sought cover while fleeing from police Thursday evening. A third youth suffered serious burns.
A first rampage broke out Thursday night after youths attacked firefighters called in to help the three boys.
Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said police denied chasing the boys and said they went to the area to investigate an attempted robbery.
Frogs zotted?
But... but... I thought such thing only happen in America?
muslim youth?
Mrs VS
"Immigrants".
hrmn... was TRoP in any way involved?
The French fighting?
Man, just think what these people would do if the police had shot these youths , or beat them with clubs or something.....
I am still trying to understand why these people are upset. But someone mentioned the "M" word, so maybe it starting to make sense.
North African muslims. Take a train north from Paris and you'll think you're in a different country.
From an article about a new Muslim Burger King in Clichy-sous-Bois....
"Clichy-sous-Bois, a Paris suburb of just over 28,000 where 50 percent of the population is under 25 and one-quarter of the wage earners in each household have no job, according to the city's website.
Like many working-class districts on the capital's northern rim, it has a heavy concentration of immigrants and first and second generation Muslims from France's former colonies."
From the sounds of it the French youth are fighting and the police are retreating. Other French capitulation.AWB
Attacks on police and firefighters are common in the suburbs with concentrations of North African immigrants. But I'm sure it has nothing to do with TRoP.
How can they be wage-earners if they don't have jobs? And wouldn't you have to have at least 4 "wage-earners" per household, in order for 1/4 to have no job?
Weird.
French youth upset..imagine that...
I thought all french youth were revolting!
The french are about to lose control of france
IslamoScum fleeing the scene of the crime. Now they are good muslims.
And Nicolas Sarkozy is incredible! He is a fierce pro-American who hates Chirac.
Such is life!
Like vermin they overload housing with multiple families.
This is such first class stupid it doesn't even happen in America. Who would climb a "HIGH VOLTAGE!" fence and snuggle under the equipment for concealment?
That clears up the numbers problem, but I'm still puzzled by the unemployed "wage-earners" :-).
Sorry, I should've just quoted the city stats:
"For more of the quarter of the households, the person of reference is without employment."
I'm assuming person of reference is head of household.
That makes more sense, thanks!
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