French Intifada Begins Claiming Victims
Last Friday we asked how much longer France would go before empty busses being attacked and burned by violent Muslim extremists became full busses being attacked and burned by violent Muslim extremists. The answer was one day:
The French government is to hold an emergency meeting on boosting transport security, after an arson attack on a bus left a woman on the verge of death, the prime minister's office said today. The attack by youths in the southern city of Marseille was the worst incident in an upsurge of urban violence during the weekend, on the anniversary of the riots that shook France last year. Bus drivers in the city refused to return to work today until security was reinforced, prompting Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy to double the number of riot police in Marseille to more than 3000. Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin called a meeting for 10am (8pm AEDT) tomorrow with Mr Sarkozy and other officials to discuss security on public transport, his office said.
They're going to say that they need to throw more money at the Muslim inner cities of Paris and Lyons. Which will make the problem worse. Which will cause another crises. And so on.
The French government is to hold an emergency meeting on boosting transport security, after an arson attack on a bus left a woman on the verge of death, the prime minister's office said today. The attack by youths in the southern city of Marseille was the worst incident in an upsurge of urban violence during the weekend, on the anniversary of the riots that shook France last year. Bus drivers in the city refused to return to work today until security was reinforced, prompting Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy to double the number of riot police in Marseille to more than 3000. Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin called a meeting for 10am (8pm AEDT) tomorrow with Mr Sarkozy and other officials to discuss security on public transport, his office said.
They're going to say that they need to throw more money at the Muslim inner cities of Paris and Lyons. Which will make the problem worse. Which will cause another crises. And so on.
