Showing posts with label guerrilla tactics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label guerrilla tactics. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Police Say Paris Rioters Armed as Clashes Escalate

· Officials claim they face urban guerrilla tactics
· Violence is described as worse than in 2005


THE GUARDIAN: Officials in Paris last night warned that rioters in the suburb of Villiers-le-Bel were armed with hunting rifles and air rifles as clashes with police continued to escalate.

More than 70 police officers were injured on Monday night, three of them seriously, in clashes with rioters armed with molotov cocktails and firecrackers. One officer was shot in the shoulder with an air rifle.

"We're dealing with an urban guerrilla tactic, with the use of conventional arms and hunting rifles," said Bruno Beschizza, of the Synergie police union. >>> By Emilie Boyer King

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THE TELEGRAPH:
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