european tourist destination
i have been reading about the disturbances taking place in france after the election of sarkozy.
this quote really makes france the top destination for a vacation in my books... not!
At the time Sarkozy branded the troublemakers as scum and Royal said last week that a victory by her opponent would provoke violence in French suburbs.
However, an internal police memo obtained by Reuters said there was no large-scale trouble there.
"The second round of the presidential election did not generate any large demonstrations of urban violence in sensitive neighborhoods," said the memo.
It added that the level of violence was above that usually seen on July 14 Bastille Day, France's national holiday, "but below that of New Year's celebrations."
Police say on an average just over 100 cars are set ablaze in France each night.
um, yeah... civilised.
this quote really makes france the top destination for a vacation in my books... not!
At the time Sarkozy branded the troublemakers as scum and Royal said last week that a victory by her opponent would provoke violence in French suburbs.
However, an internal police memo obtained by Reuters said there was no large-scale trouble there.
"The second round of the presidential election did not generate any large demonstrations of urban violence in sensitive neighborhoods," said the memo.
It added that the level of violence was above that usually seen on July 14 Bastille Day, France's national holiday, "but below that of New Year's celebrations."
Police say on an average just over 100 cars are set ablaze in France each night.
um, yeah... civilised.