Sixth night of riots in Paris

CNN Associated Press Report ^ | Tuesday, November 1, 2005 | Unknown

[Ray66]

Sixth night of riots in Paris Minister accused of inflaming tensions PARIS, France (AP) -- Violence erupted for a sixth night Tuesday in the troubled suburbs northeast of Paris with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas as they faced down gangs of youths in Aulnay-sous-Bois, according to witnesses. A store set afire in the nearby suburb of Bondy, France-Info radio reported. No trouble was immediately reported in Clichy-sous-Bois, where rioting began last Thursday following the accidental deaths of two teenagers. The latest violence broke out as Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy met in Paris with youths and officials from Clichy-sous-Bois. An Associated Press Television news team reported confrontations between about 20 police and 40 youths in Aulnay-sous-Bois with police firing tear gas and rubber bullets. France-Info said that about 100 fires burning in numerous suburbs of the Seine-Saint-Denis region, an area of soaring unemployment, delinquency and other urban ills. A carpet store in the town of Bondy was set afire, and cars were burning in Bondy and Sevran, France-Info reported. Police said 13 people were jailed following rioting late Monday and early Tuesday in Clichy-sous-Bois and three other suburbs. A total of 68 cars were torched in a handful of suburbs, LCI television reported, while police said 21 cars -- two of them police vehicles -- were set on fire in Clichy-sous-Bois on Monday night.

[Doogle]

*tsk tsk*...the french have domestic problems.


Doogle

[rlmorel]

Is it true that these are areas heavily populated with a majority of muslims? Can anyone verify that?

If so, isn't it curious that is not mentioned anywhere in this snippet?

[ChadGore]

Prediction: France will find a hear-to-four unknown capacity for capitulation in the face of violence.

[Clemenza]

The northern suburbs of Paris are heavily Muslim.

[Ninian Dryhope]

Yout's are a pain in any country. Kick their a$$e$ cops.

[McGavin999]

They had better start deporting. I know some of these rioters are 2nd generation, but ship their parents back and they have to go with them.

[riri]

Wow, no mention of who is doing the riots. I bet it is those pesky Mennonites again.

[RegulatorCountry]

They're really at pains to avoid saying "Muslim," aren't they?

[Aetius]

If true, then its omission is not all that curious when you realize that nothing must get in the way of the 'diversity is our greatest strength' platitude.

[Great Caesars Ghost]

I really think they need to find a way to "talk about it". After all, shouldn't we all be able to put down our guns and settle things peacefully? can't we all just get along?

[MHT]

A little what-goes-around-comes-around. I'm so glad that the French are so "sophisticated" and know how to handle these things better than we do, the "crude stupid cowboy bullies" of the world!

[verity]

We have the potential for similar problems in our cities.

[Popman]

France , this is your wake up call.

Anybody home to answer???

I doubt it

[BenLurkin]

Best information is that these riots are all about Islam.

[Popman]

We have the potential for similar problems in our cities.

Do you think our authorities would allow our "problem" to riot for six nights straight.

I don't think so

[Brett66]

This is an interesting article about Aulnay-sous-Bois written over a year ago:

To authorities, it is a "chaud" — or "hot" — area, a place where young Muslims, mainly of Moroccan and Algerian extraction, are turning to crime and radical Islam.

[Reactionary]

No mention of Muslims and not much at all in the way of video or pictures.

As usual, CNN sides with the fanatics.

[ncountylee]

They're really at pains to avoid saying "Muslim," aren't they?

Have to scour the article to find a mention of which scum is rioting.