Another Night Of Riots In France

 

Daily Mail: Police make 719 arrests as France burns for a fifth night: Rioters ram mayor's home with a burning car 'in assassination attempt' that left his wife and children injured as protests sparked by police 'execution' of boy, 17, escalate 

* Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun says rioters rammed a burning car into his family home 

* The alleged 'assassination attempt' left his wife and one of his children injured 

Rioters rammed a burning car into the home of a mayor of a town outside Paris, injuring his wife and child in what he has branded as an 'assassination attempt'. 

The attack in the early house of Sunday on Vincent Jeanbrun's home in the Paris suburb of L'Hay-les-Roses came as 719 people were arrested in France following widespread rioting. 

Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun wrote on Twitter that protesters had 'rammed a car' into his home before 'setting a fire' while his family slept. Following the attack, he vowed to 'not back down' and said his 'determination to protect and serve the Republic is greater than ever'.  

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More News On the Unrest In France

Live: Macron to meet with some 220 mayors of towns that have witnessed riots on Tuesday -- France 24  

700 arrested in fifth night of French riots; mayor's home attacked -- AP  

Grandmother of teen killed in police stop calls for calm, as France prepares for sixth night of violence -- CNN  

‘Stop rioting, stop destroying’: victim’s grandmother calls for calm in France -- The Guardian  

France Protests: Hundreds Arrested in Fifth Night of Unrest After Police Shooting -- New York Times  

Paris riots: Suburban mayor's wife hurt as rioters attack their home -- BBC 

French PM slams 'particularly shocking' attack on mayor's home -- France 24 

‘There is no hope’: simmering anger boils over in poverty-riven French district -- The Guardian

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