Monday, November 07, 2005

And the hits just keep on coming

This from the Telegraph of London:

More than 30 police have been injured and 1,400 vehicles set alight in the 11th night of violence in France.

he unrest spread throughout the country in the worst night of rioting so far, with 395 people detained. A police union spokesman called recent events "the worst since the Second World War".

In Grigny, south of Paris, police were lured into a housing estate and attacked with pellet guns, rocks and petrol bombs. About 10 officers were injured, two seriously with pellets in the neck and legs.

Youths seized a bus in Saint-Etienne in central France, ordering passengers off and setting fire to the vehicle. The driver and one passenger were hurt.

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