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Fresh gang riots shock France
By Emma Charlton in Paris
November 27, 2007 03:00am
Article from: Reuters

Worst violence since 2005
Gangs use guns against police

A FRENCH judge ordered a manslaughter inquiry after the death of two teenagers in a crash with police sparked a night of rioting in a flashpoint Paris suburb.

The violence was some of the worst since nationwide riots in 2005, which erupted in similar circumstances.

The two youths, aged 15 and 16, died after their motorbike collided with a police car in the high-immigration suburb of Villiers-le-Bel yesterday evening. Six hours of clashes followed.

Gangs of youths used guns against police, according to one police union, as they torched about 30 cars and looted shops and buildings. Twenty-five police and one firefighter were injured, officials said. Calm was eventually restored just after midnight.

About 100 youths thronged the crash site on a high-rise housing estate, accusing police of fleeing the scene.
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64 police injured as Paris riots worsen
November 28, 2007

VILLIERS-LE-BEL, France: French police beefed up security yesterday after riots continued for a second night in flashpoint Paris suburbs despite the launch of a judicial probe into the deaths of two teens, which sparked the violence.

Police said yesterday 64 officers were injured in clashes with youths in and around the suburb of Villiers-le-Bel, adding that five were in critical condition.

"One policeman was wounded in the shoulder after being hit by a high-calibre bullet," a security official said.

The injuries followed rioting in Villiers-le-Bel and the nearby towns of Sarcelles and Garges-les-Gonesses, police said.

Riots intensified in the town and neighbouring areas, police said yesterday. Six hours of violent clashes erupted in Villiers-le-Bel on Sunday after the teenagers' motorbike crashed into a police car.

Yesterday, about 100 youths crouching behind bins in Villiers-le-Bel hurled objects at 160 riot police, who responded with rubber bullets and teargas.

Police said young rioters in other towns were armed with baseball bats, Molotov cocktails and bottles of acid.

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