In this video, starting at about 8:37. Not that this has anything to do with Islam, of course.
Berlin Car Fires May Be Inspired by French Rioters, Police Say
The violence spreads — also to Brussels. From Bloomberg, with thanks to Craig: Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) — Arsonists who burned five cars in Berlin today may have sought to imitate rioters in France, police in the German capital said. Another three cars were set alight at a car dealer in the northern German city of […]
France: anti-riot fatwa almost causes riot
At root, it is a problem of authority — to which authority are young French Muslims listening? “RPT-Anti-riot fatwa sparks feud among French Muslims,” from Reuters, with thanks to Ricky: PARIS, Nov 7 (Reuters) – France’s main Muslim organisations feuded on Monday over a fatwa one group issued against rioting after officials suggested Islamist militants […]
Rioting Spreads to 300 Towns in France
Just in from AP: PARIS – Rioting by French youths spread to 300 towns overnight and a man hurt in the violence died of his wounds, the first fatality in 11 days of unrest that has shocked the country, police said Monday. As urban unrest spread to neighboring Belgium and possibly Germany, the French government […]
First Fatality Recorded in French Rioting
The French continue to reap the whirlwind. From AP, with thanks to Sr. Soph: PARIS (AP) — A man who was beaten by an attacker while trying to extinguish a trash can fire during riots north of Paris has died of his injuries, becoming the first fatality since urban unrest started 11 days ago, a […]
France: Attackers avoiding Muslim-owned businesses
The mainstream media and government officials continue to avoid any mention of the Islamic identity of the French rioters. But in this Telegraph story, “France divided as the flames creep ever closer to central Paris” (thanks to JE), there are some crucial details indicating that those who have identified the riots as jihadist activity are […]
Chirac vows to punish rioters
Ten days after the riots started, Jacques “The Beast” Chirac is vowing to get tough and saying that law and order are top priority. Only ten days! Watch out, Jacques! Remember Shakespeare’s warning: Be careful not to “outrun, by violent swiftness, that which we run at, and lose by over-running.” Why, Jacques might not even […]
…And then the guns came out
Reuters reports that at least a few of the rioters around Paris are now using firearms against French police, leading to almost a dozen casualties: Rioters fired shots at police in an 11th night of riots in France on Sunday, injuring 10 policemen, two of them seriously, police said. Some 200 youths were lobbing stones […]
Al -Qaida to Execute Two Moroccan Hostages
Two embassy workers. As apostates from Islam. From AP, with thanks to Sr. Soph: BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — The al-Qaida in Iraq militant group said Thursday that it has sentenced to death two Moroccan embassy employees kidnapped last month in Iraq. The group said in a statement posted on an Islamist Web forum that its […]
Thailand: powerful bomb attacks
Thai jihad update: “Southern Unrest: Powerful bomb blacks out central Narathiwat,” from The Nation, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: A bomb blast blacked out the centre of Narathiwat town for three hours last night as Muslims prepared to mark the end of Ramadan. Security troops also found bombs at seven other spots in the […]