Posted on 11/07/2005 1:50:52 PM PST by Esther Ruth
Police Reservists Called Up to Battle Rioters in France
Monday, November 07, 2005
PARIS — France (search) will impose curfews "wherever it is necessary" and call up 1,500 police reservists to stop rioting, the prime minister said Monday, as civil unrest erupted for a 12th night with youths setting fire to an empty bus and attacking police in Toulouse.
The announcement came as similar violence was reported in neighboring Belgium and Germany and the French government faced growing criticism for its inability to stop the violence in its tough suburbs. Governments worldwide urged their citizens to be careful in France.
A 61-year-old man also died Monday of wounds sustained in an attack as he tried to put out a trash can fire, the first fatality since the unrest began.
Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin (search) said 1,500 police and gendarme reservists were being called up to reinforce the 8,000 troops already deployed to stem the violence that has shocked the nation.
"The response is one of firmness," he said on TF1 television, adding that curfews will be allowed "wherever it is necessary."
Local government officials will be able to put curfews in place "if they think it will be useful to permit a return to calm and ensure the protection of residents. That is our number one responsibility," he said.
One riot-hit town in suburban Paris (search) said earlier that it was preparing to enforce a curfew.
In Toulouse (search), rioters stopped a bus and ordered the driver to get out, then set the vehicle on fire, said Francis Soutric, chief of staff at the regional prefecture in Toulouse. No passengers were inside.
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Re: Tell me, are there any good brave french men who like shooting guns?
Yes, and after being repressed by PCism for years, boy are they chomping at the bit!
Well, it's good that these reservists weren't busy fighting Bush's war for oil.
/sarcasm
Hahaha....
I think we should send a Letter of Condemnation to the French UN Ambassador; expressing our strong disapproval for this invasion by the French into sovereign territory. The insurgents are simply trying to oust the Imperialist French Occupiers.
Why this rush to war? We should give the French sanctions of unemployment and housing projects time to work; and let the UN Inspector Clouseau's have enough time to complete their inspections.../sarcasm off/
Reagan80
If they'd just let the regular police use real bullets, and carry more than one each, in their breast pockets, they wouldn't need to call up the reserves.
Unless you mean the gun between their legs, probably not many. And many of those have a problem with target selection.
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