France, what's going on?

[DogsWotsits]

Nothing on the BBC yet I keep seeing social media posts resembling a war zone.

[voyds9]

From twitter army on streets to reclaim Dijon from armed gangs
Only link I've been able to find

https://www.france24.com/en/20200616-french-city-o...

[anonymous-user]

Algerian drug gang, gave a Chechen teenager a shoeing, More Chechens travel to France to settle a few scores.

[vonuber]

Isn't rioting practically a French pastime?

[Dan_1981]

Armed men firing into the air.

Crikey.

[DogsWotsits]

Vandenberg said:

Algerian drug gang, gave a Chechen teenager a shoeing, More Chechens travel to France to settle a few scores.

Cheers, I'm surprised it isn't on the rolling news output

[crofty1984]

Wow.

[ScotHill]

voyds9 said:

From twitter army on streets to reclaim Dijon from armed gangs

Are they using mustard gas?

[Borghetto]

It made me laugh when they identified the incomers as Chechens and their opponents as "residents".

[ATG]

vonuber said:

Isn't rioting practically a French pastime?

Spent a few months living round the corner from Place de la Bastille. Day we arrived the taxi from Gare du Nord was a bit slow because it had to weave its through a riot. Protest or riot every few weeks.

[motco]

It's here too

[buggalugs]

"Police initially declined to intervene, fearful of escalating the situation"

Yeah because that always works so well these days

[anonymous-user]

France in ethnic tensions sthole shocker.

[TypeR]

ScotHill said:

voyds9 said:

From twitter army on streets to reclaim Dijon from armed gangs

Are they using mustard gas?

Stinky cheese & garlic too!

[Earthdweller]

buggalugs said:

"Police initially declined to intervene, fearful of escalating the situation"

Yeah because that always works so well these days

Le Baton v Chechen’s with assault rifles?

I can see why

They’ve sent the Army in now according to reports

[Earthdweller]

anonymous said:

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France24 are covering it and have videos of the burned out cars etc

[Big-Bo-Beep]

anonymous said:

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Mon dieu, a problem ?

Shirley you mean in the Republic many French voters have a preference for Right leaning political parties ?

I don't think that's problematical, it's called democracy innit.

[Cheeses of Nazareth]

jsf said:

France in ethnic tensions sthole shocker.

Yup

What a surprise.

[AllyM]

The diversity divided.

[Tom Logan]

Rumour has it that the furriners were throwing bars of Imperial Leather at the gendarmes and that's why they retreated from the confrontation.

Soap is kryptonite to Les Grenouilles.