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| Hollande Vows Tough Response to Amiens Riot |
| 2012-08-15 |
| [An Nahar] French President Francois Hollande ...the Socialist president of La Belle France, and a fine job he's doing of it... on Tuesday promised a tough response to a riot that devastated a deprived neighborhood in the northern city of Amiens overnight. "The state will mobilize all its means to combat these violent acts," Hollande said after a night of unrest that left 16 coppers injured, a primary school badly damaged by fire and a sports center completely destroyed. "Security is not only a priority for us, it is an obligation." Hollande's Interior Minister Manuel Valls was due to visit Amiens later on Tuesday. The riot, which the local mayor has linked to rising social tension against a backdrop of a deteriorating economy, cast a shadow over Hollande's celebration of 100 days since he was elected. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 @ regular joe I really shouldn't chuckle but... |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2012-08-15 21:27 |
| #10 >Hollande Vows Tough Response to Amiens Riot He will take all the wealth from people who earned it so that the rioters won't feel envious and inferior. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-08-15 21:18 |
| #9 Me-ow, joe! :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara 2012-08-15 19:45 |
| #8 Well, they are still nabbing the fuckers from the riots here in the UK. CCTV is wonderful. |
| Posted by: Tarzan Spairt4671 2012-08-15 18:15 |
| #7 Maybe the Germans will come to their rescue. I believe they have maps. |
| Posted by: regular joe 2012-08-15 17:35 |
| #6 Don't hold your breath. |
| Posted by: Mojo 2012-08-15 17:00 |
| #5 Its a district of benefit leeches Also called "Regional Demographics" when election time comes. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2012-08-15 13:24 |
| #4 Deprived? Its a district of benefit leeches, the ones who do actually deprive people of income BP, a perfect example of the kind of communities that Zero wants to organize here. Depraved is the more accurate term. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2012-08-15 08:58 |
| #3 Hand out sweets? Halal lollipops for all... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2012-08-15 07:27 |
| #2 Deprived? Its a district of benefit leeches, the ones who do actually deprive people of income to fund themselves. Only thing they're really deprived of is ethics. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-08-15 04:19 |
| #1 Don't SAY it, DO it. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2012-08-15 02:11 |