Clash in Paris Metro Leads to Closure

AP via SFGate ^ | 3/27/7

[SmithL]

PARIS, France (AP) --

About 100 youths clashed Tuesday with subway inspectors and police at Paris' Gare du Nord metro station, which was closed to traffic following the altercation, transportation officials said.

A standoff between police officers and about 100 youths was still under way early Tuesday evening, said officials from Paris' RATP public transport authority.

The incident began when one of the youths punched two subway inspectors during a routine ticket check

[SmithL]

Youths stand near electronic entry machines inside the Paris Gare du Nord train station after an incident between a youth and a ticket controllers which lead to clashes between police and some 200 youths during rush hour in Paris on Tuesday, March 27, 2007.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Ah... those fractious youths again.

[rhombus]

Youths? That's pretty vague.

[OB1kNOb]

Those crazy French yout's. What's next? Car burnings?

[Screamname]

Youths?? A lot of them look like they are in their 20`s and older if you ask me. All primed and ready not to work in Surrenderland.

[Publius6961]

Paris has always had more than its share of "yoots".
Been that way for the last 35 years that I know of, and some stations and shopping centers are worse than others.

What's new here?

[pgkdan]

Yeah...probably just a rambunctious bunch of Catholic boys on their way home from catechism class.

[petro45acp]

Jaques, Pierre, and Judeaux at it again? Or might it be Abdul, Omar, and Muhammed? Don't count on the frog press to make the differentiation.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

I guess they have to take the subway, now that there's a shortage of cars.

[Tarantulas]

French Utes?

[unkus]

I think it must be some visiting American students. Those nasty Americans always medling in French affairs. There are even thousands of those Ugly Americans buried in France under white crosses.

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[Parmenio]

"Don't count on the frog press to make the differentiation.

I don't think they have to make it. Their reading public already knows without it being told.

[Alter Kaker]

Wow...I was just in the Gare du Nord metro station yesterday afternoon, on my way to Charles de Gaulle airport (and getting out of France).

[Holicheese]

Are there any cars left to burn?

[Quick or Dead]

Thank God there were no cars around. You know how the French youths get urges of pyromania around cars.

[rlmorel]

ROTFLMAOUIPMP!

[Lorianne]

That's a major station hub. This would bring the city to a screeching halt toute suite.

[Cicero]

Yes, the Gare du Nord metro station is a major transportation hub. I recall going through there a number of times. This is not in one of the slums.

[GOP_1900AD]

Nasty hood around there.