France lifts state of emergency
This from the Seattle Times:
Police said the 425 car burnings recorded around the country Saturday night, though larger than last year's 333 New Year's Eve blazes, did not amount to the major violence they had feared.
So, good news bad news really. France is no longer in a state of emergency, but 425 cars were burned to celebrate the New Year. I've no idea how many cars were burned in Britain, but it looks like car burning is a tradition in France, (rather than a tradition there according to Jeremy Clarkson) as hundreds were burned last year too.
Happy New Year!
Police said the 425 car burnings recorded around the country Saturday night, though larger than last year's 333 New Year's Eve blazes, did not amount to the major violence they had feared.
So, good news bad news really. France is no longer in a state of emergency, but 425 cars were burned to celebrate the New Year. I've no idea how many cars were burned in Britain, but it looks like car burning is a tradition in France, (rather than a tradition there according to Jeremy Clarkson) as hundreds were burned last year too.
Happy New Year!
