![]() ![]() French media report the incident was triggered by a police traffic stop that was seen as insensitive by locals attending the funeral of a young man who died in a motorbike accident. At least sixteen police officers were reportedly injured and a nursery school and a community gym were severely burned, along with a number of cars. From France, Liam Moriarty has more.Īn estimated one hundred youths clashed with riot police overnight in a poor, largely immigrant district of the city of Amiens, about 90 miles north of Paris. Tensions between police and youths in northern France exploded in rioting last night, in the worst outbreak of unrest in France’s impoverished suburban neighborhoods since 2-thousand-5. Violent unrest in France overnight French Foreign Minister met by angry crowd Citing recent executions of 2 reporters, the group called for the release of all detained media and the cessation of forced statements. In other Syria news, Reporters Without Borders issued an open letter to leaders of two Syrian opposition groups, imploring them to ensure the safety of pro-government media. Reporters Without Borders calls for Syrian opposition to stop attacks on pro- Assad media. In London, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – a UK based NGO – updated their estimate of the death toll during the uprising to 23,000. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta echoed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today, saying that while a no-fly zone is possible, it’s not in the works. The US Treasury Department lifted sanctions against Hijab today, citing his defection and encouraging other senior Syrian officials to do the same. Hijab encouraged international opposition to unify and added that he doesn’t intend to accept any political posts in the future. “I confirm that the regime is decaying morally, financially and economically. In his first public remarks since his defection last week, former Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab said today that President Bashar al Assad only controls about 30 percent of the country and the government is nearing collapse.
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