France: Unrest in Paris Suburbs

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | May 30th, 2006 | Trackback

In a scene reminiscent of last fall’s three weeks of rioting by disgruntled immigrants, some one hundred youths fought with police May 29 in the Paris suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis. The youths burned cars and trash bins to protest a police operation that resulted in the arrest of a local man. Seven police were injured and six rioters were arrested. Trouble also occurred in the nearby area of Clichy-Sous-Bois, where last fall’s riots began. Whether this unrest represents a repeat of last year’s uprising remains to be seen, but the catalyst this time does not appear to have the same impact as last year’s, when two youths were electrocuted while being chased by police.

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