Arson, rioting and killing has swept France and left the world bewildered. The country that gave birth to the lofty ideals of humanism -- Liberty, Equality, Fraternity -- is facing questions it has perhaps never faced since the Bastille fell, 216 years ago, and the French Revolution marked an important step in human evolution.
A state of emergency has been declared in Paris and various other metros, first since the war in Algeria in 1955. The riots were sparked when 2 teenagers belonging to the minority Muslim community were electrocuted at a power station while fleeing from the police. Almost immediately the public anger against the French government and its policies was evident in the form of burning of cars, torching of govt. buildings and large-scale rioting.
Though the Govt. claims that the situation has been brought under control, the streets of Paris and its suburbs paint a different picture altogether.
A state of emergency has been declared in Paris and various other metros, first since the war in Algeria in 1955. The riots were sparked when 2 teenagers belonging to the minority Muslim community were electrocuted at a power station while fleeing from the police. Almost immediately the public anger against the French government and its policies was evident in the form of burning of cars, torching of govt. buildings and large-scale rioting.
Though the Govt. claims that the situation has been brought under control, the streets of Paris and its suburbs paint a different picture altogether.
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hey..cool blog!completly agree with your political sentiments..
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