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Riot Erupts in Grenoble, France

   VOA News 17 July 2010
   Reporters  ask  questions to French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux,
   unseen,  as  they  visit  the  neighborhood of Villeneuve in Grenoble,
   southeastern France, 17 Jul 2010

Photo: AP

   Reporters  ask  questions to French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux,
   unseen,  as  they  visit  the  neighborhood of Villeneuve in Grenoble,
   southeastern France, 17 Jul 2010

   French  officials  say  rioters  burned  cars and shot at police while
   protesting the police shooting of a man accused of robbing a casino.
   The  riot  erupted  late  Friday  night  in  the  southeastern city of
   Grenoble.
   Officials said the rioters also torched shops and attacked a streetcar
   (tramway)  line.   Police said some rioters also shot at officers and
   that they returned fire.
   The  French  newspaper  Le Monde says the youths started their rampage
   after hearing a Muslim imam give a ceremony for an alleged robber, who
   died  Thursday  night  after  being  chased  by  police and exchanging
   gunfire.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.

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