Rioting in French town leaves police officers injured
Around a hundred persons described as hooligans caused rioting late on Monday and early on Tuesday in the northern French town of Amiens.
Tuesday, 14.08.2012.
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AMIENS Around a hundred persons described as hooligans caused rioting late on Monday and early on Tuesday in the northern French town of Amiens. At least 16 policemen were injured as a consequence. Rioting in French town leaves police officers injured The hooligans set fire to a school and a youth center and hijacked cars, throwing drivers out of the vehicles, reports AFP. Some of the injured policemen were wounded by firearms. "The confrontations were very, very violent,'' said the mayor of Amiens, Gilles Demaillyi, in a statement for the French television network BFM. The city police said the riots began on Monday around 21:00 CET lasted until 04:00 on Tuesday - until police reinforcements arrived. The riot involved about 100 young people and it is not clear what caused the violence. Earlier this month, Amiens was among the 15 areas that have been declared "most problematic" in France, reports the AP. However, local media said the riots were the result of "tensions because of police checks of residents of the city in recent days", Reuters is reporting. Tanjug
Rioting in French town leaves police officers injured
The hooligans set fire to a school and a youth center and hijacked cars, throwing drivers out of the vehicles, reports AFP. Some of the injured policemen were wounded by firearms."The confrontations were very, very violent,'' said the mayor of Amiens, Gilles Demaillyi, in a statement for the French television network BFM.
The city police said the riots began on Monday around 21:00 CET lasted until 04:00 on Tuesday - until police reinforcements arrived.
The riot involved about 100 young people and it is not clear what caused the violence. Earlier this month, Amiens was among the 15 areas that have been declared "most problematic" in France, reports the AP.
However, local media said the riots were the result of "tensions because of police checks of residents of the city in recent days", Reuters is reporting.
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