"It's Only A Few Provinces," French Authorities Say

Hmmm...

This is too much, stop!" sobbed a woman in Evreux, a normally quiet town in rural Normandy where a shopping mall, 50 vehicles, a post office and two schools were destroyed.

"FRANCE IS NOT BURNING"

Across France, 1,300 vehicles went up in flames overnight. For the first time, more than 30 were destroyed inside the city walls of Paris. Previously quiet towns such as Dreux, to the west, and the city of Nantes were also affected.

Police said 349 people had been arrested, including six youths caught stockpiling 90 Molotov cocktails in a disused police building south of Paris.

Despite the worst destruction since the riots started, a police spokesman called for a sense of proportion: "It's 211 districts out of 36,000, so France is not burning."

I seem to remember military folks and the US Government urging the media to have some sense of proportion with regard to the unrest in Iraq. "It's only four provinces," the military said. The media scoffed.

Somehow I think that they'll be more willing to downplay the violence in France.

posted by Ace at 07:48 PM

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