Three days of violence in Paris suburbs in sequel to French intifada
Published by Avi Green on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 12:20 PM.
After night 2 comes night 3, and fortunately, there was more massive police presence this time, which helped make it better than the previous night:
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The French authorities deployed 1,000 police to a northern Paris suburb Tuesday to prevent a third night of youth riots amid signs that the violence could be spreading.The motorcycle the 2 teenagers were riding, in case I hadn't noted before, was stolen (Hat tip: Little Green Footballs).
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon visited the restive suburb of Villiers le Bel, where the death of two teenagers Sunday touched off two nights of violence that have left at least 120 police injured.
Nine people were detained in Villiers ahead of Fillon’s visit, police told AFP, and at least one shop was on fire later in the evening.
Earlier, a court jailed eight youths over the clashes with police Sunday and Monday. Four were handed prison sentences ranging from three to 10 months, while four others were detained pending judgement.
There was also Tuesday signs that the violence had spread outside the Paris region when about a dozen cars were set on fire in the southern city of Toulouse.
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