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. "Well 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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My uncle's ship was sunk on its way to Omaha Beach. He was in the water quite a while before the British saved him. Several shipmates died, and my uncle never went swimming voluntarily again.
the WSJ said "Muslim Rioter" was the only job in France working over 35 hours a week.....and there were no shortage or workers on Friday afternoon!
I hope they don't. Mortuaries will be busy. The left should remember, that a vast majority of Americans are very well armed. They come looking to torch my home, business or vehicles and that'll be the end of those particular lefties.
I can't even imagine what that would have been like. I'm glad that our soldiers have the guts to do what they do, I say that I could go into combat but when push came to shove.... who knows.
I appologize if my post upset you. Living in Canada now for two years has made me realize just how much power 'Anti-Americanism' has when it comes to political capital. As such, I have a really hard time stomaching the thought of what our soldiers paid the price of their lives for, when it comes to defending people like that again. I guess in the end, they're better men than I am, and the right thing still has to be done. Isolationism has never been an effective policy.
>> And Ramadan is the MOST sacred month. I think it ends on November 13th. <<
Ramadan ended November 2.
check here for start/end ramadan dates
Had a better link, but can't find it now.
http://islam.about.com/cs/calendar/a/hijrah_calendar_3.htm
Ramadan ended last friday
Thx guys...I was looking at 2004 info I guess.
Anytime DS.
Something to keep in the back of our minds...these riots were planned. Now the rioters are using shotguns to shoot at the cops. If this were happening in the US, there would be a bunch of dead rioters by now. One of the quickest ways to get yourself shot in America is to point a gun at a cop.
Why just police? They should send in their military.
If your going to get one, go with the best...Armalite.
http://www.armalite.com
I went with the AR-10A2 (.308 has opposed to the .223)
Heck, I just picked up a Sig P220 (.45acp) this weekend.
Not upset at all. I enjoy the dialogue.
I clicked on the link and found the - BUSHMASTER. How appropriate!
We can now tell libs we protect ourselves and our families with BUSHMASTERS. I love it!
Now the Sig 220 I already own.
Great gun.
they have already torching people - I believe an old woman was pulled off a bus and doused with gas then set on fire...don't know if she survived
Now that was funny.
Thanks for the smile.
I love how threads like this end up with a discussion of the best type of firearms to own!!
I honestly feel that for a riot like this, my super mag 12ga would be sufficient for keeping people away from my car. Wouldn't mind something like a .40 cal sidearm as well.
AD, I've been reading your posts. You must be the best armed FReeper around!
Good for you.
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