Automobiles torched in France for New Years
{{date|January 4, 2007}}

In what is becoming an annual phenomenon in [[France]], 400 cars were set ablaze during the New Year's night. Authorities say this is lower than the usual amount.

In 2006, an average of 112 cars a day were torched across France. There were 15 attacks per day on police and emergency services. Almost 3,000 police officers were injured in clashes with residents. In four separate ambushes, officers were badly injured in the Paris suburbs since September. Police speak of open war with youths who are bent on more than vandalism. 

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,21000221-5005940,00.html
|title=Hundreds of cars torched overnight
|author=
|pub=The Mercury (Hobart)
|date=January 1, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2414175,00.html
|title=Why 112 cars are burning every day
|author=Charles Bremner
|pub=Times Online
|date=October 21, 2006}}

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In what is becoming an annual phenomenon in France, 400 cars were set ablaze during the New Year's night. Authorities say this is lower than the usual amount.

In 2006, an average of 112 cars a day were torched across France. There were 15 attacks per day on police and emergency services. Almost 3,000 police officers were injured in clashes with residents. In four separate ambushes, officers were badly injured in the Paris suburbs since September. Police speak of open war with youths who are bent on more than vandalism.
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