Guerilla Warfare in Lyons

The following appears at today's edition of Novopress. You should know that there have been student demonstrations in France over the government's plans to reform retirement. These demonstrations, as so often happens, provided a good excuse for gangs to move in and create mayhem:

Lyons is in a state of shock. Multicultural gangs taking advantage of demonstrations by high school students protesting the plan to reform retirement, set fire to the streets of the downtown area and caused blood to flow. Cars, trash cans, trucks, city property, have all been destroyed. Many businesses were attacked. Faced with urban warfare of this magnitude, the mayor of Lyons, Gérard Collomb, on a trip to Asia, announced his decision to return to his city by Wednesday morning, due to this emergency.

In the neighborhood of Croix-Rousse, in the 1st, 7th, and 8th arrondissements, there were multiple incidents. In Lyons, as in the Défense area of Paris, Foot Locker stores, that sell articles coveted by the thugs of the ghettos, were targeted by the rioters. The CNIT (center for new initiatives and trends) was partially closed as a security measure.

"Under the cobblestones, the beach", was the dream of the rioters of 1968. In 2010, under the cobblestones, the thugs?

According to LCI, about sixty hooded thugs with iron bars went in the direction of Nanterre after tearing up the Foot Locker store in the Défense sector of Paris:

"There was some damage," explained the assistant manager of Foot Locker, "but our security guard intervened quickly. The young persons destroyed most notably the store windows, the mannequins and the metal curtain protecting the store", which remained closed today (Tuesday) while damage was being assessed. "They were young little guys wearing hoods who ran away when we intervened; they weren't very mean, and I did not see any iron bars," he said, toning down the story.

Note: I will try to have more later.