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French Violence Enters 10th Night
BBC ^ | 11-5-2005

Posted on 11/05/2005 3:37:50 PM PST by blam

French violence enters 10th night

Nearly 900 vehicles were burnt on Friday night

Urban violence in France has entered a 10th night, with fresh arson attacks in suburbs of Paris and elsewhere. Reports say that the Essonne region south of the capital and the southwestern city of Toulouse are the latest to be affected.

The attacks came as the French authorities said they were determined to stop the unrest.

Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy warned of stiffer jail sentences for arsonists following Friday's damage.

Nearly 900 vehicles were set on fire, as incidents were reported in Nice, Lille, Marseille and Dijon as well as in the Paris area. About 250 youths were arrested.

What I want from the authorities, from Mr Nicolas Sarkozy, the prime minister and senior officials are words of peace

Unrest began after the deaths of two youths in a rundown suburb of Paris.

Bouna Traore, 15, and Zyed Benna, 17, were accidentally electrocuted at an electricity sub-station in Clichy-sous-Bois after reportedly fleeing from police in an incident now being investigated.

Firefighters were called in to deal with a blaze which destroyed half a pre-school in Grigny, Essonne region, AFP news agency reported. A primary school was also slightly damaged.

A recycling facility was attacked, with 800 sq m of paper going up in flames.

Two teenagers in the suburb of Drancy northeast of Paris were handed over to police after they tried to set fire to a truck.

In Toulouse, firefighters reported 14 incidents in a second night of attacks.

During the day hundreds of people joined marches in Paris suburbs to protest against the violence.

In Aulnay-sous-Bois, which has seen some of the worst of the rioting, residents walked past burnt out vehicles and buildings with banners reading "No to violence" and "Yes to dialogue".

Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin met eight key ministers and the head of the Paris mosque, Dalil Boubakeur.

After the meeting, Mr Boubakeur urged a change in tone from the government.

"What I want from the authorities, from Mr Nicolas Sarkozy, the prime minister and senior officials are words of peace," he said.

Mr de Villepin has been holding a series of meetings with public figures and ordinary people from the affected areas as he seeks an end to the crisis.

Mr Sarkozy's description of rioters last week as "scum" (racaille) is said by many to have aggravated the situation - which was further inflamed by reports that a police tear gas grenade had gone off near a mosque.

During Friday night's unrest rioters tended to avoid direct clashes with police, but arson attacks were widespread:


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KEYWORDS: 10th; enters; france; french; frenchmuslims; night; parisriots; violence
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1 posted on 11/05/2005 3:37:51 PM PST by blam
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To: blam
A recycling facility was attacked, with 800 sq m of paper going up in flames

What a shame...the newspapers won't be able to run.

2 posted on 11/05/2005 3:40:48 PM PST by Taggart_D
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To: Taggart_D

They should appeal to the UN for help.


3 posted on 11/05/2005 3:41:41 PM PST by LongsforReagan (Dick Cheney is the best elected official in this country. Period.)
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To: blam

I'm taking bets now. How many nights? My guess is 14.


4 posted on 11/05/2005 3:42:53 PM PST by domenad (In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
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To: LongsforReagan

Excellent idea! UN Peace Keepers in Parislamabad! Sweet.


5 posted on 11/05/2005 3:42:59 PM PST by Agent Smith (Fallujah delenda est. (I wish))
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To: blam
"During Friday night's unrest rioters tended to avoid direct clashes with police"

Cowards

6 posted on 11/05/2005 3:44:37 PM PST by brivette
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To: blam

the slimes is the best.
argentinian riots page one, big picture.
ten days of french riots buried by the obituary column.


7 posted on 11/05/2005 3:45:47 PM PST by JohnLongIsland
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To: blam

But I thought being nice to the terrorists would keep the French safe from them.


8 posted on 11/05/2005 3:45:57 PM PST by TAdams8591 (It's the Supreme Court, stupid!)
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To: blam
During the day hundreds of people joined marches in Paris suburbs to protest against the violence

What an excellent idea!!!!! I'm sure all the "troubled youth" are just shamed by such a display....the guilt they must feel....surely it will make them stay home and watch 'Leave it to Beaver'.

What a bunch of pansies. Can anyone in their wildest dreams see something like this happening in Texas? Of course not! These "troubled youth" would have been dealt after the first hour.

France is such a socialist cesspool.

9 posted on 11/05/2005 3:46:37 PM PST by Taggart_D
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To: blam
Just emailed them about the effect on tourism.

info.us@franceguide.com

10 posted on 11/05/2005 3:46:50 PM PST by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: Boazo
they gotta stop it over there before it gets here, or this may be the future in 100 years... Image Hosted by ImageShack.us
11 posted on 11/05/2005 3:47:24 PM PST by GeorgiaDawg32 (Islam is a religion of peace and they'll behead you to prove it...)
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To: LongsforReagan

Or better yet, appeal to John Kerry.


12 posted on 11/05/2005 3:47:30 PM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: LongsforReagan
They should appeal to the UN for help.

Mais oui! After the appropriate committee has referred to a subcommittee and the subcommittee refers it to a task force who refers it to a special commission who refers it to an expert panel for consideration, maybe it could then be passed along to the appropriate committee to refer to the subcommittee for consideration as to whether it should hear submissions about recommending it to the committee for recommending listing the matter for action by the Security Council, of course.

13 posted on 11/05/2005 3:48:24 PM PST by Loyalist (Dissonance And Disrespect: http://dissonanceanddisrespect.blogspot.com)
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To: LongsforReagan
They should appeal to the UN for help.

For sure, great idea. Maybe they can come up with a "Land for Peace" program.

14 posted on 11/05/2005 3:50:18 PM PST by Taggart_D
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To: domenad

The mooligans have promised 40.


15 posted on 11/05/2005 3:51:09 PM PST by kanawa
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To: domenad
Guess how many nights, or hope?  Because I'm hoping it goes on for months.....long enough for even the most ardent of Europe's islamofascist-enablers to figure out that islam isn't the cute little baby-in-the-crib they've been playing smoochie face with for the past several years.

I've got a SERIOUS case of Seeitoldyaitis going on over here.  Maybe I should put some ice on it.

16 posted on 11/05/2005 3:52:09 PM PST by Psycho_Bunny (Base. All Yours = Mine.)
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To: blam
"What I want from the authorities, from Mr Nicolas Sarkozy, the prime minister and senior officials are words of peace," he said.

"You're under arrest" might work better than the "We surrender" he's going to hear.

17 posted on 11/05/2005 3:52:14 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: domenad

21 days and this is a diversion to deflect attention from Jihadists entering France with real weapons.


18 posted on 11/05/2005 3:54:01 PM PST by OpusatFR
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To: Loyalist

touche!

read it aloud in my best pepe lepeu voice


19 posted on 11/05/2005 3:55:32 PM PST by wildcatf4f3 (admittedly too unstable for public office)
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To: blam
"Mr Boubakeur urged a change in tone from the government. "What I want from the authorities, from Mr Nicolas Sarkozy, the prime minister and senior officials are words of peace," he said. "

If the west keeps buying into this excrement issued from these vermin, the west will cease to exist.

20 posted on 11/05/2005 3:55:45 PM PST by isrul
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