France to hold emergency riot meeting

Herald Sun ^ | 30 October 2006

[Aussie Dasher]

THE French government is to hold an emergency meeting on boosting transport security, after an arson attack on a bus left a woman on the verge of death, the prime minister's office said today.

The attack by youths in the southern city of Marseille was the worst incident in an upsurge of urban violence during the weekend, on the anniversary of the riots that shook France last year.

Bus drivers in the city refused to return to work today until security was reinforced, prompting Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy to double the number of riot police in Marseille to more than 3000.

Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin called a meeting for 10am (8pm AEDT) tomorrow with Mr Sarkozy and other officials to discuss security on public transport, his office said.

The injured woman, a student identified as 26-year-old Mama Galledou, was on the bus with some 10 other passengers when it was forcibly boarded by at least three teenagers wearing hoods.

They doused the inside of the vehicle with flammable liquid and set it on fire before running away.

[Aussie Dasher]

Can't help but think the Frogs have brought this upon themselves.

What's that old line about shutting the gate after the horse has bolted?

[Aussie Dasher]

I swear, I only posted it once...

[saveliberty]

:-) In Asia, three is a very lucky number.

[SandRat]

LOL!!! Must be those blasted Bolshevik Bits-n-Bytes in the Keyboard Kremlin that caused it.

[proud_yank]

Surrender party???

[Nateman]

Third time's a charm!

[COBOL2Java]

"Allez, allez! Rally ze troops!"

[Lurker]

They're holding an emergency meeting to find a source for white flags.

L

[D.P.Roberts]

"Bus drivers in the city refused to return to work..."

What do they think this is, August?

[Jeff Chandler]

The attack by youths

Again with the yutes. I suppose the Watts rioters were "folk".

[nmh]

Isn't DIVERISTY grand?

[Solamente]

Maybe they should seek approval from the U.N. first!

Bwaa haa hardy har harrrrr!

[Billthedrill]

And so it progresses to murder because it wasn't stopped at arson. Prayers for the young lady.

[Texas Chilli]

I think the French ought to let the UN handle this problem. If they don't we should scream bloody murder.:)

[Lizavetta]

When will the GAuls rediscover their balls?

The only way to achieve peace is to convey the notion that it would not be in one's best interest to attack you - i.e., superior firepower and kickass attitude.

[jrooney]

I thought France was the model country for the world?Liberals can not say enough about it and how we should model oursleves after it.

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha
They are reaping what they sowed. Screw them. May the country burn down to the ground. That will teach the socialist liberals that it is not Americans that are the true threat to them but the radical islamists they are trying to stop us from fighting.

I will repeat, let France burn to the damn ground.

[PatrickF4]

I think they have already surrendered, and they need a specilal meeting how to transfer power Peacefully (of course) to the mob, HAHAHA!

[LS]

It sounds like they are having a meeting on whether to have "emergency riots."

[Cicero]

"Allons, mes amis. The situation, it is tres serieux. We must have a meeting to plan what we will have for lunch tomorrow at Versailles."

[Zuben Elgenubi]

I heard Nancy Pelosi say the other day that we've lost the respect of France and other European nations. Well, I guess that argument went up in smoke.