French suburbs endure more riots


The Paris suburbs were cleaning up Tuesday after two nights of rioting that caused widespread destruction and left scores of police injured, according to the authorities and French media reports.

The violence -- which erupted after two teenagers on a motorcycle were killed in a collision with a police car on Sunday night -- served as a sharp reminder of the rioting two years ago while current president Nicolas Sarkozy served as the nation's interior minister.

An angry mob clashed with riot police and wrecked cars and buildings in the town of Villiers-le-Bel, north of Paris, after the Sunday night incident. Rioters bombarded police with Molotov cocktail bombs, bottles filled with acid and baseball bats, as the violence spread to the nearby towns of Longjumeau and Grigby Monday night.

More than 60 police officers were injured, with five still in hospital in a serious condition, according to reports in a number of French newspapers.

(Via CNN)

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