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| Riots break out in Paris suburb | Riots break out in Paris suburb |
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| Riots have broken out in a Paris suburb, after a police car crashed into a motorbike, killing two teenagers. | Riots have broken out in a Paris suburb, after a police car crashed into a motorbike, killing two teenagers. |
| Dozens of youths clashed with police and set fire to buildings, injuring a number of police officers and firefighters. | Dozens of youths clashed with police and set fire to buildings, injuring a number of police officers and firefighters. |
| The unrest is taking place in the suburb of Villiers-le-Bel, and neighbouring Arnouville. | The unrest is taking place in the suburb of Villiers-le-Bel, and neighbouring Arnouville. |
| In 2005, the deaths of two youths in nearby Clichy-sous-Bois led to France's worst civil unrest in over 40 years. | In 2005, the deaths of two youths in nearby Clichy-sous-Bois led to France's worst civil unrest in over 40 years. |
| The two teenagers - aged 15 and 16 - were killed when the motorcycle they were driving collided with a police car. | |
| Police sources said the two were riding a stolen mini-motorcycle, and that neither was wearing a helmet. | |
| The teenagers were not being chased by police at the time of the accident, a police source told the Reuters news agency. | The teenagers were not being chased by police at the time of the accident, a police source told the Reuters news agency. |
| Burning cars | Burning cars |
| After the accident, looting broke out and the police station in Villiers-le-Bel was set on fire, as was a local petrol station. | After the accident, looting broke out and the police station in Villiers-le-Bel was set on fire, as was a local petrol station. |
| Riot police were sent to the area, but youths blocked their way with burning cars. | Riot police were sent to the area, but youths blocked their way with burning cars. |
| A number of police officers sustained injuries, and at least seven youths were arrested. | A number of police officers sustained injuries, and at least seven youths were arrested. |
| Omar Sehhouli, the brother of one of the dead teenagers said that the rioting "was not violence but an expression of rage". | Omar Sehhouli, the brother of one of the dead teenagers said that the rioting "was not violence but an expression of rage". |
| Correspondents say the scenes are reminiscent of the country-wide riots in 2005, triggered when two teenagers from another Parisian suburb - Clichy-sous-Bois - were electrocuted in an electricity sub-station where they had hidden from police. |