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Dreamer128 · 11-07-2005, 07:03 AM

French riots still escalating

The violence in France continues to escalate. More than 30 police officers were injured last night, two of them seriously, and 1,400 cars were set on fire. Public buildings were burned down in a number of French cities and, for the first time, the rioters fired at police with shotguns. A police trade union is calling it "civil war" and has appealed to the government to send in the army. It also wants a curfew in the city suburbs.

A number of leading Muslim clerics in France have appealed for calm. Many of the rioters are second and third-generation youths of North African origin.

The president of the employers' association Medef, Laurence Parisot, has warned that the rioting will have serious effects on the French economy. She says the restoration of law and order should be the government's first priority.

A number of countries, including Great Britain, the United States and Australia, are warning travellers to be particularly careful in France. So far no tourists have been directly involved in the riots, which are largely confined to the poorer suburbs of French cities.

(rnw.nl)

11-07-2005, 07:03 AM	#52
Dreamer128 Dracolisk Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: Europe Age: 40 Posts: 6,136	French riots still escalating The violence in France continues to escalate. More than 30 police officers were injured last night, two of them seriously, and 1,400 cars were set on fire. Public buildings were burned down in a number of French cities and, for the first time, the rioters fired at police with shotguns. A police trade union is calling it "civil war" and has appealed to the government to send in the army. It also wants a curfew in the city suburbs. A number of leading Muslim clerics in France have appealed for calm. Many of the rioters are second and third-generation youths of North African origin. The president of the employers' association Medef, Laurence Parisot, has warned that the rioting will have serious effects on the French economy. She says the restoration of law and order should be the government's first priority. A number of countries, including Great Britain, the United States and Australia, are warning travellers to be particularly careful in France. So far no tourists have been directly involved in the riots, which are largely confined to the poorer suburbs of French cities. (rnw.nl)