Intifada Comes to Paris
Charles Johnson
Sat Nov 5, 2005 at 6:13 pm PST • Views: 251
AP reports that the rioting has reached Paris, in a story that doesn’t mention the dreaded M word.
The urban unrest that triggered scores of arson attacks on vehicles, nursery schools and other targets across France reached the capital overnight, with police saying early Sunday that 13 cars were burned.
By 1 a.m., at least 607 vehicles were burned _ including those in Paris, said Patrick Hamon, spokesman for the national police. The overall figures were expected to climb by daybreak, he added.
The violence _ originally concentrated in neighborhoods northeast of Paris with large immigrant populations _ has spread across France during the past 10 nights, extending west to the rolling fields of Normandy and south to resort cities on the Mediterranean.
In the Normandy town of Evreux, arsonists burned at least 50 vehicles, part of a shopping center, a post office and two schools, Hamon said.
Five police officers and three firefighters were injured battling the blazes, he said.
Here’s another lengthy report that entirely avoids the M word: French Police Arrest 250 As Arson Grows.
Frank says: