One of the most under-reported stories of the past week has been the ongoing riots by Muslim immigrants in Paris and nearby cities that started on Thursday.
PARIS, Nov. 2 — Clashes between angry youths and French police spread to at least six Paris suburbs Tuesday night, with police firing tear gas and rubber-coated bullets at street fighters who lobbed Molotov cocktails and burned cars and trash bins.
With unrest expanding through the northern suburbs of high-rise apartments that house some of France’s poorest immigrant populations, senior government officials were debating how to curb the violence during Wednesday morning’s weekly cabinet meeting.
The clashes began last Thursday after two African Muslim teenagers were electrocuted to death in the northeastern suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois while trying to evade police. On Sunday, as the street fighting continued, a police tear gas canister landed inside a mosque during Ramadan prayers, further inflaming the impoverished communities.
On Tuesday night, sporadic fighting crossed into the suburbs from Clichy-sous-Bois to Aulnay-sous-Bois where groups of youths threw stones at police in riot gear and torched 15 cars.
France-Info radio reported an estimated 150 fires throughout the area, including 69 vehicles and dozens of garbage bins.
I’ve always wondered what Europe would do when its growing Muslim population became unrestless. In France, we are perhaps getting a preview of coming attractions.
Update: The BBC has a slideshow of pictures from the rioting. (H/T to Vodkapundit for the link).
