Posted on 11/12/2005 2:33:00 PM PST by Panerai
Police in the French city of Lyon have fired tear gas to break up groups of youths who hurled stones and bins hours before a curfew was due to begin.
Police on the city's famous Place Bellecour square made two arrests in what state news agency AFP says is the first rioting in a major city centre.
Lyon has imposed a curfew for the first time in two weeks of nationwide unrest.
Thousands of police are patrolling Paris to enforce a ban on all public meetings likely to provoke rioting.
The trouble in Lyon began at about 1700 (1600 GMT) on Place Bellecour where a large number of riot police were on duty as a preventative measure.
About 50 youths attacked stalls and damaged vehicles, witnesses were quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.
Shoppers hurried away from the area and most shopkeepers closed their doors.
Officials in Lyon and 10 other towns to the east of the city earlier announced a curfew to bar unaccompanied minors from the streets over the weekend between 2200 and 0600 local time.
Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy blamed the Lyon violence on a "demonstration by anarchists" without elaborating.
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Guess they are going to have to impose curfews during daylight hours too. Will the last Frenchman to vacate Paris please turn off the lights on the Eiffel Tower?
Were the "youths" member of the Muslim death cult?
Come to beautiful Lyons France!
Where every day there is a parade! (Of rampaging Muslims)
Nightly fireworks! (Gas Bombs)
And every (white, Frenchman) is treated like an equal!
Call your travel agent today.
Shoot The Criminals. Deport The Illegals. They have destroyed your country. France has been rotting from the inside since WWII. It is now starting to show. We will do the same if we do not act now!!
Youths = Muslims because if they were WHITE....they'd be sure to tell us.
I love your tagline! I was a scout 38 years ago and I still remember what the letters stand for!
More like thousands of police make sure no one attacks the
Muzzies as they rape loot burn and pileage....
They are French afterall...
"Youths = Muslims because if they were WHITE....they'd be sure to tell us."
French white youths were attacking the "YOUTHS"....
due to the censorship on french media, it is not being reported.....
Readon is many french white youths are ready to go on the attack, if the press mentions the incident , CHIRAC et de Villepin fear that it will implose in every city.
Some french police are on strike...after thejailing of one of their colleague.
It is said (rumours) that the police will not stop white youths if they were attacking the "YOUTHS".
I can't confirm all, but, it is what my french friends and relaties tell me.
Kristopher.
What's to elaborate.
I sure hope the police aint mean to the Muslims, er, strike that, I mean , youths.
Sounds like the left has joined in on the fun.
Here's my Token contribution:
It's a jungle
Chirac will bungle
No Lyons sleep tonight
Good catch.
It's all our fault they are so disgruntled.
How many Frenchmen does it take to defend Paris???
Nobody knows. They've never tried...
When someone stole MY gruntles, I was pretty mad too.
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