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| Paris rioters 'criminals' says PM | Paris rioters 'criminals' says PM |
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| French PM Francois Fillon has said that youths who have rioted for two nights in the Paris suburbs are "criminals". | French PM Francois Fillon has said that youths who have rioted for two nights in the Paris suburbs are "criminals". |
| More than 80 police officers were injured, four seriously, during the second night of clashes, police unions have said. | More than 80 police officers were injured, four seriously, during the second night of clashes, police unions have said. |
| President Nicolas Sarkozy has called an emergency meeting for Wednesday on his return from a trip to China. | President Nicolas Sarkozy has called an emergency meeting for Wednesday on his return from a trip to China. |
| The youths said they were avenging the two teenagers killed when their motorcycle hit a police car on Sunday. | The youths said they were avenging the two teenagers killed when their motorcycle hit a police car on Sunday. |
| Police say some officers suffered bullet wounds, while others were hurt by stones, fireworks and petrol bombs thrown at them in Villiers-le-Bel. | Police say some officers suffered bullet wounds, while others were hurt by stones, fireworks and petrol bombs thrown at them in Villiers-le-Bel. |
| Tribute | Tribute |
| They responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. | They responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. |
| "I'd like to pay tribute to the police, who had an extremely difficult night," said Mr Fillon. | "I'd like to pay tribute to the police, who had an extremely difficult night," said Mr Fillon. |
| "Those who shoot at police are criminals and they will be treated as such," he added. | "Those who shoot at police are criminals and they will be treated as such," he added. |
| POST-2005 PLEDGES Introduction of measures for training 50,000 youths in 2007Vow to crack down on illegal immigrationFunding outlined for community projects in "sensitive areas"EU offers 50m euros for projects to improve the suburbsCall for action to help non-whites get fair treatment Paris riots replayed Have your say | POST-2005 PLEDGES Introduction of measures for training 50,000 youths in 2007Vow to crack down on illegal immigrationFunding outlined for community projects in "sensitive areas"EU offers 50m euros for projects to improve the suburbsCall for action to help non-whites get fair treatment Paris riots replayed Have your say |
| Mr Fillon, who visited the scene on Tuesday morning, announced increased security for the night to come. | Mr Fillon, who visited the scene on Tuesday morning, announced increased security for the night to come. |
| But relatives of the victims insist that police rammed the youths' motorcycle and then abandoned them. | But relatives of the victims insist that police rammed the youths' motorcycle and then abandoned them. |
| Police say the say the motorcycle was going at top speed and was not registered for street use, while the two teenagers - who have been named only as Moushin, 15, and Larami, 16 - were not wearing helmets and had been ignoring traffic rules. | |
| The number of injured police is unusually high and the violence more intense than weeks of unrest in 2005, police unions have said. | The number of injured police is unusually high and the violence more intense than weeks of unrest in 2005, police unions have said. |
| Fire-arms | Fire-arms |
| "Two things are cause for anxiety," Douhane Mohamed of the Synergie police union was quoted as saying by the news agency AFP. | "Two things are cause for anxiety," Douhane Mohamed of the Synergie police union was quoted as saying by the news agency AFP. |
| "Signs that the violence is spreading to neighbouring areas, which have already had their share of burned cars, and the almost systematic use of fire-arms against police." | "Signs that the violence is spreading to neighbouring areas, which have already had their share of burned cars, and the almost systematic use of fire-arms against police." |
| The BBC's Alasdair Sandford says there is a lot of anger in Villiers-le-Bel that an initial results of an internal police enquiry suggest officers were not to blame for the crash. | The BBC's Alasdair Sandford says there is a lot of anger in Villiers-le-Bel that an initial results of an internal police enquiry suggest officers were not to blame for the crash. |
| He adds that although plenty of money has been poured into areas like Villiers le Bel - an equal opportunities law was passed designed to combat discrimination and to boost job opportunities for young people - that seems irrelevant when resentment between young people and the police seems worse than ever. | He adds that although plenty of money has been poured into areas like Villiers le Bel - an equal opportunities law was passed designed to combat discrimination and to boost job opportunities for young people - that seems irrelevant when resentment between young people and the police seems worse than ever. |
| In pictures: Riots continue Rioting gives press deja vu | In pictures: Riots continue Rioting gives press deja vu |
| Correspondents say a third of the 26,000 inhabitants in Villiers-le-Bel are under 24 and jobs are hard to come by. | Correspondents say a third of the 26,000 inhabitants in Villiers-le-Bel are under 24 and jobs are hard to come by. |
| There are also signs that children as young as ten on bikes acting as spotters and a youth with a scanner tuned to police frequencies to keep one step ahead of the police. | There are also signs that children as young as ten on bikes acting as spotters and a youth with a scanner tuned to police frequencies to keep one step ahead of the police. |
| Precedent | Precedent |
| Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has said the riots were organised and criminals were using youngsters to lure away police while they pillaged shops. | Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has said the riots were organised and criminals were using youngsters to lure away police while they pillaged shops. |
| But she denied that the riots were spreading. | But she denied that the riots were spreading. |
| The 2005 unrest, sparked by the accidental deaths of two youths, spread from a nearby suburb of Paris to other cities and continued for three weeks, during which more than 10,000 cars were set ablaze and 300 buildings firebombed. | The 2005 unrest, sparked by the accidental deaths of two youths, spread from a nearby suburb of Paris to other cities and continued for three weeks, during which more than 10,000 cars were set ablaze and 300 buildings firebombed. |
| Mr Sarkozy was heavily criticised two years ago after he called for crime-ridden neighbourhoods to be "cleaned with a power hose" and described violent elements as "gangrene" and "rabble". | Mr Sarkozy was heavily criticised two years ago after he called for crime-ridden neighbourhoods to be "cleaned with a power hose" and described violent elements as "gangrene" and "rabble". |
| He has summoned senior ministers to a security meeting scheduled for Wednesday. | He has summoned senior ministers to a security meeting scheduled for Wednesday. |
| "It is going to take us a generation to transform things in these difficult neighbourhoods - housing, jobs, security," Nadine Morano, spokeswoman for Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMOP) told AFP. | |
| The second consecutive night of rioting began early in the evening in Villiers-le-Bel, the northern suburb that saw most of the violence on Sunday. | The second consecutive night of rioting began early in the evening in Villiers-le-Bel, the northern suburb that saw most of the violence on Sunday. |
| More than 70 vehicles and buildings, including the municipal library, two schools and several shops, were set on fire. | More than 70 vehicles and buildings, including the municipal library, two schools and several shops, were set on fire. |
| Violence was also reported in four other towns across the Val d'Oise department. | Violence was also reported in four other towns across the Val d'Oise department. |
| On Sunday, about 30 cars and several buildings, including a police station, were torched in Villiers-le-Bel and neighbouring Arnouville. | On Sunday, about 30 cars and several buildings, including a police station, were torched in Villiers-le-Bel and neighbouring Arnouville. |
| Twenty-six police and firefighters were injured and nine people were arrested. | Twenty-six police and firefighters were injured and nine people were arrested. |
| The violence happened despite appeals for calm from the families of the two teenagers of Algerian origin whose deaths sparked the violence on Sunday evening. | The violence happened despite appeals for calm from the families of the two teenagers of Algerian origin whose deaths sparked the violence on Sunday evening. |
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