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.

During a second night of disturbances some 100 riot police came under attack in Villiers-le-Bel from large fire crackers. They replied with tear gas, rubber bullets and paint guns designed to identify troublemakers, a Reuters witness said.

A car, a garbage truck and a police vehicle were set on fire.