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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-27-07 09:04 PM
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I always thought the rioting in France was scheduled for the SPRINGTIME.



Cars torched as tension simmers in French suburbs


By James Mackenzie 2 hours, 35 minutes ago

VILLIERS-LE-BEL, France (Reuters) - Youths in Paris suburbs and the city of Toulouse torched cars and set rubbish ablaze in fresh urban violence in France on Tuesday.

With police out in force, the situation remained tense.

But there were only isolated incidents of vandalism and officials reported no major clashes between youths and police in contrast to Monday night when around 80 police officers were injured when rioters pelted them with stones and petrol bombs.

"(The situation) is much calmer than in previous nights but you can feel all this remains fragile," Prime Minister Francois Fillon said after meeting officials in the northern Paris suburb of Villiers-le-Bel, where unrest erupted on Sunday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071127/wl_nm/france_violence_dc_14;_ylt=AvTK2CSkgWjEHsEkLBAktUrEHX0V
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lvx35 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-28-07 12:45 AM
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1. Are they just rioting because they are asshats???
Edited on Wed Nov-28-07 12:46 AM by lvx35
Or is there a good reason? If not they should trade countries with me for awhile, I'll take their free health care, they can take my suspended liberties.
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-28-07 12:53 AM
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2. Two youths were killed in a collision with police.
In the poor neighborhoods of France's cities, read immigrant slums, racism and police brutality have been the norm for some time.

I was in Spain when riots went on in France for months, in 2005. The immigrant youth have a lot of rage and distrust of the police.
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