Gangs run riot in sixth night of violence in France

Unrest spread across troubled suburbs around Paris in a sixth night of violence as police clashed with angry youths and scores of vehicles were set on fire in at least nine towns.

Police in riot gear fired rubber bullets last night at advancing gangs of youths in Aulnay-sous-Bois – one of the worst-hit suburbs – where 15 cars were burned. Youths lobbed Molotov cocktails at an annex to the town hall and threw stones at the fire station. It was not immediately clear whether the clashes led to any injuries.