Posted on 11/07/2005 2:44:49 AM PST by Dane
French police made 395 arrests last night as riots intensified for the 11th consecutive night, with violence and fire engulfing towns from the North to the Mediterranean.
In the impoverished suburbs and satellite towns around Paris, where the unrest began on October 27, churches, schools and warehouses were set alight. At least 1,408 vehicles were destroyed, many more than on previous nights, and the random attacks have spread into the heart of the city.
In Grigny, south of the capital, a gang of around 200 youths are reported to have lured police into a housing estate before opening fire with hunting rifles. At least 30 officers were injured, two seriously with lead pellets in the legs and neck.
Riots broke out in beacons of disaffection across the country from Lille, on the border with Belgium, to Montpellier on the Mediterranean coast. In Toulouse, police used tear gas to disperse a mob. Cars were set alight on the streets of Nantes, Orleans, Rennes and Rouen, and youths in St Etienne forced passengers off a bus before burning it. Churches were set ablaze in northern Lens and southern Sete.
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In Strasbourg, youths stole a car and rammed it into a housing project, setting the vehicle and the building on fire. "We’ll stop when Sarkozy steps down," the defiant 17-year-old driver told an Associated Press reporter.
Police are calling for a night-time curfew in affected areas and some senior officers have demanded that troops are brought on to the streets.
Michel Gaudin, France's most senior police officer, said today: "We are witnessing a sort of shock wave that is spreading across the country."
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That begs the question of, do muslim women shave their armpits.
Who wants to bet he is thrown to the mob?
LOL
Now they are getting nervous? Where have they been for the last two weeks?
Freaking unbelieveable. I don't think Chirac has the backbone to do anything except sit and watch and hope it all goes away. Talk about the definition of a surrender monkey -- Chirac fits that completely.
Thanks for the translation!
Midnight Basketball?
I think you're absolutely right and he will be. And I bet the Muslims get their own "territories," as well. Of course, we've all seen how well that works.
Maybe another busy night for the french firefighters.
My local news covered a little of this mess last night. They trotted out one of the perps with the screen showing: "Muhammed. Victim of racism." I kid you not.
The nutbag media operates in an alternate universe.
They probably ran out of real cars days ago, and have long since started on Citroëns and other Froggie toy cars...
I actually heard the enemedia use the word 'immigrant' last night. I suspect even they know the 'M' word will be unavoidable soon.
The French people must really dread sunset by now.
Glenn Beck just had an idea: make the French pay invasion insurance to us.
Why should we defend someone who isn't willing to defend themselves?
Now those "sophisticated Euroweenies" can understand why anyone with self-respect emmigrated to the New World years ago.
How many days has it been now?
Great idea! LOL! They can just redirect some of their UN contributions to US.
Who wants to bet he is thrown to the mob?
That would be the ultimate in capitulation. Every day the "riots" continue, Sarko's capital rises and Chirac/de Villepin's drops.
Of the many things not discussed by the media is the cost to France of lost tourism revenue. France is the #1 tourist draw in the world with tourism representing 7% (est) of its GDP. By most estimates, France is losing $100-$200 million a day due to Chirac's failure to get this mess under control. And unlike hurricanes, these rioters won't just blow out to sea when (and if) these riots end.
Freaking unbelieveable. I don't think Chirac has the backbone to do anything except sit and watch and hope it all goes away. Talk about the definition of a surrender monkey -- Chirac fits that completely
It took chirac a week and a half to convene his "security council" while at least 10's of millions of euros(probably more like 100's of millions, maybe billions) of property went up in smoke.
Sheesh the howling winds of Katrina hadn't died down before the American MSM were bemoaning the "lack of response".
On France burning, crickets from the MSM.
And yet they are hated and vilified here at home by the media, American Left and their Dem shills in Congress, and by many on the Right as well.
As a result, our next president will probably be an appeaser, just like Chirac.
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