THE TELEGRAPH: Rioters in France have torched cars and opened fire on police offers [sic] during an overnight confrontation in the southeastern French city of Grenoble.
The incident begun [sic] in the early hours of Saturday morning when rampaging youths stoned a tramway and attacked it with baseball bats and iron bars.
The gangs then set cars on fire and opened fire against officers. The officers returned fire.
Regional security official Brigitte Julien says no one was injured in the incident but one youth, in his twenties, was detained.
The riots came after the death of a Grenoble resident during a robbery in a nearby town.
Karim Boudouda, 27, was one of two men believed to have held up a casino, escaping with more than 20,000 euros (£17,000).
He was killed in a shoot-out with police following the robbery. Violence flared after his memorial service.
Mr Boudouda, 27, had three previous convictions for armed robbery. The other suspect escaped and is still on the run. >>> | Saturday, July 17, 2010
