Paris Burning

''[2,000] cars had been burned, 193 people detained and several police officers and firefighters injured after a 10th night of rioting across France. . .In the Normandy city of Evreux, five police officers and three firefighters were injured when two schools, a post office, a shopping center and 50 cars were burned. A child care center was burned in Lille in northern France. Two schools in Grigny, south of Paris, were set ablaze and firefighters responded to 30 reports of arson in Toulouse, in southern France. . .A cultural center in the central city of Nantes was destroyed by fire, and a youth hostel burned in Paris.

Locals blamed police for the electrocution deaths of two teenagers -- both of African descent -- who climbed a fence surrounding a power station while apparently running from police. . .The vandalism has spread to around 20 communities with large immigrant and Muslim populations who've been plagued by poverty, unemployment and alleged discrimination. In some areas, unemployment is 25 percent. . .The rioting prompted warnings from the U.S. and British governments for visitors to be aware of the situation and avoid the affected areas. As many as 3,000 people took part in a silent march Saturday morning, speaking out against the rioting and its root causes, state radio reported. (CNN, 6 Nov)''