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January 21, 2010, Thursday
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YOUTHS torched cars and clashed with police in the eastern French town of Woippy late yesterday after a young man died while trying to flee police on a scooter.
Violent protests by disaffected youth in response to perceived heavy-handedness by police are not infrequent in France, but have won more attention since a wave of riots tore through poor suburbs in 2005.
Youths set cars, trucks and a bus on fire, Deputy Mayor Jean-Marc Rosier told Reuters. They also smashed phone booths, while riot police responded by firing stun grenades, footage from M6 television network showed.
Public prosecutor Remy Heitz said yesterday police had followed a stolen scooter the previous night carrying three men who were not wearing any helmets, but had not engaged in a high-speed chase.
The driver of the scooter lost control in a curve and all three were thrown off, the prosecutor said. Two were seriously injured while the third died on the scene.
Violent protests by disaffected youth in response to perceived heavy-handedness by police are not infrequent in France, but have won more attention since a wave of riots tore through poor suburbs in 2005.
Youths set cars, trucks and a bus on fire, Deputy Mayor Jean-Marc Rosier told Reuters. They also smashed phone booths, while riot police responded by firing stun grenades, footage from M6 television network showed.
Public prosecutor Remy Heitz said yesterday police had followed a stolen scooter the previous night carrying three men who were not wearing any helmets, but had not engaged in a high-speed chase.
The driver of the scooter lost control in a curve and all three were thrown off, the prosecutor said. Two were seriously injured while the third died on the scene.
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