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## November 7, 2005

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### En Direct de Paris: Violences Urbaines Continuent

Filed under: Politics - The World

As the urban violence continues for the elevent night in Paris, I have recruited a Special Correspondent for Boi From Troy who lives in the City of Lights. A year ago, Ludovic Piedtenu was reporting on the American elections fo Radio France from West Hollywood; now he reports to you En Direct de Paris.

> That made 11 nights now.

> It all started on October 27th with the accidental death of two teenagers, 15 and 17 years-old, in Clichy-sous-bois (Seine-Saint-Denis) a little more than 4 miles of the center of Paris. These two young people apparently tried to flee the police force which patrolled in the district. They took refuge in an electric transformer and died.

> Anger boiled up day after day–first near of Paris and now in the suburbs of all major cities. The last toll, evaluations of these violences (on Monday November 7) report one death this morning after a man was wounded, more than 5 000 vehicles burned and about 1 200 people arrested.

> This crisis is the most serious France has seen in 30 years since the Student Revolts of May 1968.

> Unemployment and ghettos have congregated in suburbs since the 60’s where immigrant people find boring places, discrimination, and bad relationships between citizens andpolice…

> The Causes are numerous, and these effects have been expected for a long time…

> Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin should speak on TV tonight at 8pm (Paris Time - 7pm GMT).

Thanks to Ludovic for this mise-en-scene. He will be reporting here on an ongoing basis, and also recommends the Nouvel Observateur which has a bloggy, hour-by-hour reportage (Google-translated here)

Posted by BoiFromTroy @ 9:24 am —

## 3 Comments »

1. Many thanks, Ludovic….and please be careful yourself.

   Comment by North Dallas Thirty — November 7, 2005 @ 11:28 am

2. […] Previously: En Direct de Paris: Violences Urbaines Continuent […]

   Pingback by Boi From Troy » En Direct de Pars: Martial Law — November 7, 2005 @ 3:59 pm

3. Please let this be the end of “Frenchie” France. . .

   The unrest in France is becoming ridiculous to say the least. The assertions that the violence is coming from “youths” rather than characterizing the rioters for what they are is an insult to France’s citizens and the world at large….

   Trackback by JasonColeman.com — November 7, 2005 @ 10:43 pm

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