More than a thousand cars torched on New Year's Eve (France)

France24 | Reuters ^ | 1/1/09

[LibWhacker]

Update: The French press reported that the Interior Ministry released a final "verified" count of 1,147 vehicles burned in France over New Year's Eve. The number is up 30.64% from last year's total, 878.

REUTERS - At least 445 cars were torched over the night of New Year's Eve in France, a 20 percent rise on last year, but there were relatively few clashes with police, the Interior Ministry and police said on Thursday.

Car burnings are regular occurrences in France but the registering the New Year's Eve total has become something of a tradition since they achieved symbolic status in the violent rioting that shook many of the country's poor suburbs in 2005.

[SuperLuminal]

Muslim tradition?

[Navy Patriot]

I'm sure that this is the only way the Muzzies can keep warm since Putin turned off the gas.

[2banana]

Hmmmmm - I think this is how America saves GM.

Import more mulsims. They riot every so often and burn cars. People then HAVE to buy cars. Make them buy GM.

Problem solved!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Ah, non! Ma voiture est en flammes! Je blâme le Président Bush!

*SMIRK*

[sinanju]

“There were few ‘contacts’ with police, gendarmes and fire services but an increase in the number of burnings for which we don’t have an explanation at the moment,” the official said.

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“Things that make you go, hmmmmm.”

Perhaps the muzzies are getting blamed for insurance scams?

[rickmichaels]

[guitarplayer1953]

Who’s cars are they burning? This is what happens when you take guns away from the citizens.

[WesternPacific]

At least 445 cars were torched over the night of New Year's Eve in France.

One reason we do not have this in the US, yet, is because those car owners might be carrying a Bang-Bang deterrent.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Unaffiliated Yutes?

[familyop]

That could be a consequence of France trying to push Israel to make an immediate deal with the Philistinians.

[Flavius]

[my right]

Car burning must be the french way of showing their machismo. Get mad and go kill a car, that will show em. I guess it does make more sense than running down the street in front of a bunch of mad bulls. We have a lot to learn from those sophisticated uros don't we?

[Vanders9]

Proof again, if it were ever needed, that the French are bloody mad...

[Vanders9]

Plenty of guns in France, so I understand.

[Farmer Dean]

Could generate some sales for Remington,Winchester,Beretta USA,too.

[Paleo Conservative]

[Army Air Corps]

Oh, those wacky Yutes.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[maggief]

Bonne Année!