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An astonishing video of uniformed firefighters and elite riot police meeting for an apparently pre-arranged fight have emerged in France. The images show the two rival groups confronting each. Protests over the cartoons have taken place across Africa. 'There are a lot of anti-riot police squad all over the city and their presence has.
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A burnt car in Paris' suburbs163 vehicles went up in flames on the 20th night of unrest, 15 to 16 November, leading the French government to claim that the country was returning to an 'almost normal situation'. During the night's events, a Roman Catholic church was burned and a vehicle was rammed into an unoccupied police station in. In other incidents, a police officer was injured while making an arrest after youths threw bottles of acid at the town hall in, and a junior high school in was set on fire. Fifty arrests were carried out across the country.On 16 November, the French parliament approved a three-month extension of the state of emergency (which ended on 4 January 2006) aimed at curbing riots by urban youths.
The Senate on Wednesday passed the extension – a day after a similar vote in the lower house. The laws allow local authorities to impose curfews, conduct house-to-house searches and ban public gatherings. The lower house passed them by a 346–148 majority, and the Senate by 202–125. Salah Gaham's death.
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Commemorative plaque of Salah GahamSalah Gaham was a French concierge. Gaham was born on 27 August 1971 in the Algerian city of. His family eventually moved to , France. Soon after, Gaham found a job in the area of and moved to.
He began working as a security officer for The Forum, a building located in Cassin.On the night of 2 November 2005, three cars were burned in the basement of the Forum. Gaham attempted to extinguish the fire and fell unconscious due to smoke inhalation. Firefighters attempted to resuscitate Gaham but were unsuccessful.
Gaham died at the age of 34; this was the first death caused by the period of civil unrest. The mayor honored Gaham by placing his name on a local street near the Forum. The street is called 'Salah Gaham Square,' and is marked by a commemorative plaque. Murders of Jean-Claude Irvoas and Jean-Jacques Le Chenadec Jean-Claude Irvoas, 56, was beaten to death by rioters on 27 October after being robbed while he was taking photographs of a street-lamp for his work in, Seine-Saint-Denis.
On 4 November, Jean-Jacques Le Chenadec, 61, fell into a coma after being hit by Salaheddine Alloul, 22, and died a few days later. The victim was trying to extinguish a trash bin fire near his home at, Seine-Saint-Denis.
Main article:Commenting on other demonstrations in Paris a few months later, the summarised reasons behind the events included youth unemployment and lack of opportunities in France's poorest communities.The head of the found no Islamic factor in the riots, while the New York Times reported on 5 November 2005 that 'majority of the youths committing the acts are Muslim, and of African or North African origin' local youths adding that 'many children of native French have also taken part.' The BBC reported that French society's negative perceptions of and social discrimination of immigrants had alienated some French Muslims and may have been a factor in the causes of the riots: 'Islam is seen as the biggest challenge to the country's model in the past 100 years'. It was reported that there was discontent and a sense of alienation felt by many and immigrants in the suburbs of French cities. However, the editorial also questioned whether or not such alarm is justified, citing that France's Muslim ghettos are not hotbeds of and that 'the suburbs are full of people desperate to integrate into the wider society.' Assessment of rioting Summary statistics.
Started: 17:20 on Thursday, 27 October 2005 in Clichy-sous-Bois. Towns affected: 274 (on 7 November ). Property damage: 8,973 vehicles (Not including buildings). Monetary damage: Estimated at €200 Million. Arrests: 2,888. Deaths: 3 (, Jean-Claude Irvoas and ).
Police and firefighters injured: 126Figures and tables Note: In the table and charts, events reported as occurring during a night and the following morning are listed as occurring on the day of the morning. The timeline article does the opposite.
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