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Telling quote about violence in France

Posted by on November 8, 2005

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Violence exposes France’s weaknesses

There is of course a huge well of fury and resentment among the children of North African and African immigrants in the suburbs of French cities. The suburbs have been woefully ignored for 30 years.

Violence there is regular and unexceptionable. Even on a normal weekend, between 20 and 30 vehicles are regularly attacked and burned by rioters.