Internet, text message threats prompt Paris lockdown
PARIS, France (AP) -- Emergency security measures went into
effect Saturday in Paris, with 3,000 police patrolling train
stations, the Eiffel Tower and the Champs-Elysees to prevent
France's worst unrest in decades from spreading to the capital.
Paris police took the exceptional step of banning all public
gatherings that could "provoke or encourage disorder" from
10 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday. Police spokesman
Hugo Mahboubi said it had been at least a decade and possibly
longer since authorities had imposed any similar ban on
gatherings in the French capital.
As unrest continued, calls for peace and political change were mounting.
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/12/france.rioting.ap/index.html
Intersting poll collection below:
Should France deport foreigners convicted in the
recent unrest?
Yes 84%
12817 votes
No 16%
2401 votes
Total: 15218 votes
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