Send in Inspector Clouseau..
"French President Jacques Chirac has called for calm and warned of a "dangerous situation" following a sixth night of violence in poor Paris suburbs."
I can't help but find humor in this phrase.
It's like during a dry season in kansas having the governor say "What we need now is water."
Like you said send in Clouseau, prollem is, I think he's already there, "calling for calm". . .during a riot.