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07/21/2009: "Riots in France intensify while media is censored"

Translation from French : Three days after the death of a young man from Firminy, in a cell in Chambon-Feugerolles where he was being held in custody, the tension was still palpable. At nightfall, hostilities began between hot-headed individuals and the police. At ten-thirty at night, the firemen were called for trash can fires but also for brush fires. In a few minutes the business district of Firminy went up in flames: first the little hair-dressing salon, then the pharmacy and a physical therapist’s office. By half past midnight, the fires affected the totality of the buildings.

"It's a veritable guerilla war," said an eyewitness. In the night, a thick column of smoke rose in the sky, an odor of burnt rubber spread throughout the town. Elsewhere in the city firemen intervened to stop a fire of pallets inside a shop. The fires went on all night. In the opinion of the firemen, the arsonists were very determined.

Only a revelation of the whole truth will allow the situation in the valley to stop. Last night there were in all forty-four cars burnt but no physical violence. Since it began 200 riot police and 350 firemen were mobilized. These numbers would be maintained.

[ Sarkozy has ordered that the media must play down the level of violence and of course the fact that young Muslim men are behind it. ]


http://www.fdesouche.com/articles/53226