Paris hit by new wave of violence

Riot police were out in force in a troubled suburb of Paris early today, a day after youths hurled petrol bombs at buildings, pelted officers and took to the streets with baseball bats.

Dozens of vans carrying riot officers were stationed in Montfermeil, 10 miles east of landmarks including the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, and in the nearby suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois, the flashpoint of riots last year. A helicopter also had the area under surveillance.