| quote | A total of 874 vehicles were set ablaze across France on New Year's Eve as part of a decades-old tradition. But with coronavirus-related restrictions in place, that figure is lower than in previous years, according to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. A total of 1,316 cars were set on fire in 2019, according to a press release issued by the Interior Ministry on Saturday. |
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Sandrine Amiel for CNN; January 1, 2022.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01...2021-intl/index.htmlThat was about half of this brief report in CNN.
| quote | Car burning has effectively become an annual event in French suburbs since riots in 2005 in several cities. |
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From another brief report. BBC News; January 1, 2022.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59847372Faut-il oublier une vieille connaissance Et jamais évoqué?