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The well-dressed girl gangs of Paris ready to stab rivals in disputes over boys Adam Sage in Chelles When police learnt that rival gangs were planning a showdown in Chelles, east of Paris, they prepared for the sort of violence that has become routine in France's troubled suburbs. But even the most hardened officers were stunned as they arrived at the scene. The participants in what has become known as the battle of Chelles bus station were all girls aged between 14 and 17. “They were fighting like the toughest of boys,” a policewoman who saw the confrontation this month...