“Youths” Terrorize Major Paris Train Station
Charles Johnson
Tue Mar 27, 2007 at 6:11 pm PDT • Views: 438
“Youths” terrorized Paris’s Gare du Nord train station today in a major riot that is oddly under-reported by mainstream media: Clashes erupt at Paris’ Gare du Nord. (Hat tip: LGF readers.)
PARIS - Riot police firing tear gas and brandishing batons clashed Tuesday with bands of youths who shattered windows and looted shops at a major Paris train station, and officials said seven people were arrested.
Officers and police dogs charged at groups of marauding youths, some of them wearing hoods, who mingled with commuters and travelers at the Gare du Nord — one of Paris’ most important transport hubs.
Some of the youths threw trash cans and other objects at the officers, who responded by firing tear gas. One woman was evacuated by paramedics for inhalation of tear gas.
The clashes began in midafternoon, and forced the closure of the station’s subway and commuter lines for several hours. The station’s long-distance rail hub and Eurostar terminal, which is attached to the subway station, remained open throughout.
Flash from the recent past: the French government has threatened to prosecute citizen journalists who report honestly on the “youths” and their penchant for car burning and store window smashing.
Frank says: