Muslims Attack Paris Train Station

Did I muslims? I meant to say "youths". Because after all, Islam is a "Religion of Peace", and would never lower itself to car burnings or violence of any kind.

Riot police firing tear gas and brandishing batons clashed Tuesday with bands of youths who shattered windows and looted shops at a major Paris train station, officials said. Nine people were arrested.

Officials said about 100 people were involved in the melee at Gare du Nord, one of Paris' most important transport hubs. Officers and police dogs fired tear gas and charged at groups of marauding youths, some of them wearing hoods and swinging metal bars.

The youths responded by throwing trash cans and other objects at the officers. A group of youths smashed the windows of a sporting goods store and looted boxes of shoes. Others attacked automatic drink dispensers and set fire to an information booth.

The French Muslims haven't had much press in the US lately, but the Jihad against their own countrymen hasn't let up much according to this article.

Zidou (one of the commuters) said the violence had echoes of the riots in 2005. "They never finished," he said. "It slowed down a bit, but it was never over."

Another commuter, Guy Elkoun, said: "There's always a feeling of insecurity in this train station ... I knew this could happen someday."

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[bernie]

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[kevin]

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[kevin]

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