Riot emergency brings back curfew laws of the colonial age
"We lost Algeria. We're not gonna lose Clichy-sous-Bois!"
Police began enforcing curfews in riot-hit areas across France last night after President Chirac declared a state of emergency, applying a law last used in the 1960s in an attempt to end the orgy of arson by youths from immigrant housing estates.
More: The Times
- Cartoon by Chappatte for Neue Zürcher Zeitung (Zurich)
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