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PARIS (Reuters) - Urban violence in France fell to normal levels on Thursday after three weeks of rioting in run-down suburbs, allowing the government to begin mapping out plans to tackle the problems that sparked the unrest.
Ninety-eight vehicles were set ablaze during the night, a sharp drop from the peak of the violence when 1,400 vehicles were torched in one night on November 6 by youths who say they are excluded from mainstream French society.
"The situation has returned to normal because about 100 vehicles are set on fire each night in France," a police spokesman said.
Ninety-eight vehicles were set ablaze during the night, a sharp drop from the peak of the violence when 1,400 vehicles were torched in one night on November 6 by youths who say they are excluded from mainstream French society.
"The situation has returned to normal because about 100 vehicles are set on fire each night in France," a police spokesman said.
So in a "normal" year, over 36,000 cars are torched in France?