Posted on 11/09/2005 3:14:28 PM PST by ncountylee
PARIS - The French Riviera cities of Nice and Cannes, best known for glitz and film festivals that attract Hollywood stars, were among areas that imposed curfews for minors Wednesday even as rioting abated.
The government toughened its stance against those involved in France's worst civil unrest since its 1968 student riots. Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said local officials have been told to deport the 120 foreigners convicted so far for their roles in the violence.
Although rioting persisted in some places for a 13th night, car burnings fell by nearly half and reports of violence dropped. Nonetheless, looters and vandals defied a state of emergency imposed by the government Tuesday, with attacks on superstores in northern France and a newspaper warehouse and a subway station in the south.
New arson attacks broke out Wednesday evening in the southern city of Toulouse, which was hit earlier this week. Vandals set four cars ablaze and rammed a burning car into a primary school, damaging its entrance, the local government said.
The 12-day state of emergency went into effect at midnight Tuesday. For much of France _ including Paris _ it had no perceptible effect. That such extraordinary measures were needed, however, has fueled national introspection about the country's failure to integrate its African and Muslim minorities _ seen as a key reason behind the rioting.
The decree paved the way for possible curfews in Paris, the surrounding communities, and more than 30 other cities and towns nationwide if officials feel they are needed. By Wednesday evening, only a few municipalities and regions imposed them; Paris had not.
In Nice, Cannes and 19 other towns in the Riviera region known as Alpes-Maritimes, including the resort of Antibes, minors are forbidden from being outdoors between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
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..their running out of matches
Doogle
Running out of cars and McDonald's to burn, old handicap people to set on fire, buildings to burn.
They probably want Americans to come in and do it for them.
Not hotspots. Must protect those tourist francs....
Resting up for the weekend.
Bordom
If they're too lazy to riot for two weeks then there is no way they will be able to hold down a real job.
(Cool, I was able to use "too, to, two" within six words in that sentence)
What a surprise- Sarkozy starts deporting and these losers decide France isn't such a bad place to be a parasite after all.
That too. The "hands" behind the "riots" see much in the way of gains. They like the results of this little test...
So france took the old "Just let the kids run themselves out of energy, rather than stop them" approach, like I have seen some parents do in the grocery store.
Oh, yeah. Like burning cars and such will make anyone open their arms to welcome them in to French society.
it is these kind of accomplishments that give meaning to life.
I knew the French could get control of this situation. Who said they are a bunch of patsies?
Had to read it twice.
Actually, I think it was because they were terrified that the French government would crack down on them for rioting for more than 35 hours in one week.
Planning wave 2.
. . . car burnings fell by nearly half and reports of violence dropped
Notice the "boiling the frog slowly" syndrome at work here (intentional pun). The only reason why "car burnings down by nearly half" and "reports of violence dropped" are considered to be positive signs is that over a period of almost two weeks they have become inured to a certain level of car burning and violence, and now they are relieved at a level of lawlessness and barbarism that would have been considered unthinkable a month ago.
The curfew takes effect at midnight. Half the night available, half the cars burned. Progress!
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