2009 French riots
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| 2009 French riots | |
|---|---|
 Montreuil location in Paris metro area | |
| Location | Firminy and Montreuil,  France |
| Date | July 9, July 14, 2009–present (UTC+2) |
| Injured | 13 police officers |
| Perpetrators | youths demonstrators |
No. of participants | 250+ |
A series of protest starts on July 2009 in France. On Bastille Day in the commune of Montreuil, a eastern suburb area of Paris, french youths set on fire 317 cars[1]. On July 9 many youths started a protest in Firminy near Saint-Étienne, after the death of a young man in police custody. More than 240 peoples had been arrested near Paris.[2]
Relates
— The violence used to expel the people from the protest was completely not worth it.— said Dominique Voynet the mayor of Montreuil.
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