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Gypsybiker45
18th July 2010, 05:54 AM
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/riots-erupt-in-french-city-la-villeneuve/story-e6frfku0-1225893497417


another WIN for diversity!

Cebu_4_2
18th July 2010, 07:04 AM
RIOTERS opened fire and torched shops and cars in France's Grenoble city on Saturday after police shot dead a suspected robber, forcing the Government to vow a swift crackdown on "delinquents''.

Youths torched between 50 and 60 cars in the southeastern city nestled in the French Alps as well as construction equipment and two shops in the early hours of the morning. Police said they made five arrests.

Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux visited the scene later on Saturday and pledged to quickly restore order to the La Villeneuve neighbourhood.

"When I say quick, I mean immediately, that's how we are going to re-establish public order and the authority of the State,'' he said.

"There is a simple and clear reality in this country: there's no future for hoodlums and delinquents because in the end the public authority always wins.''

The rioting started after a memorial service for 27-year-old Karim Boudouda, who had died 24 hours earlier in a shootout with police after allegedly holding up the Uriage-les-Bains casino near Grenoble.

Shortly before midnight, a group of about 30 youths armed with baseball bats and iron bars attacked a tram in Boudouda's La Villeneuve district and forced the passengers out.

Police intervened and the youths began torching vehicles and attacking police who responded with tear gas.

About 2.30am local time, a youth emerged at the front of the rioters and fired a shot at police, who returned fire, police spokeswoman Brigette Jullien said.

Nobody was injured in the riots, said police, who arrested two men aged 18 and 20 for setting fire to vehicles and three more for attempted looting of shops.

Ponce
18th July 2010, 08:43 AM
Thngs to be right here in the US............

Grand Master Melon
18th July 2010, 12:04 PM
I like the fries and the old silver coins. Everything else is meh.