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350 French police raid Paris housing estate

More than 350 police swept through a housing estate south of Paris today, arresting 19 people in an operation targeting suspects who attacked officers earlier this month.

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French police in dawn raids on riot suburb

Battles in the banlieues: Deep roots for French riots

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Police clampdown ends Paris riots

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Riot gunmen will be brought to justice, says Sarkozy

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French police 'facing guns' in Paris riots

77 police injured in Paris riots

At least 77 police officers were injured when rampaging youths rioted in the suburbs of Paris overnight, a senior union official said today.

Tue, 27 Nov, 2007

Riots in France expose unresolved tensions since 2005

Rampaging youths threw Molotov cocktails and set fire to dozens of cars in troubled neighbourhoods outside Paris during a second night of street violence after two local teens were killed in a crash with a police patrol car.

Tue, 27 Nov, 2007

Police fire tear gas in battles with Paris rioters

FRENCH police fired tear gas last night during running battles with rioters in a suburb north of Paris where two youths died after a crash involving a police car.

Tue, 27 Nov, 2007

Paris suburb hit by violence

Rioting has broken out in France after two teenagers died in a road accident involving a police car.

Mon, 26 Nov, 2007