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Riots in a suburb of Paris, France
2013 Trappes riots 19–21 July 2013 (3 days) Trappes, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France Stone throwing, arson Emblème des Compagnies républicaines de sécurité (CRS).svg Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité Muslim youth 40Second night of riots in Paris over 'burka ban' fine https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/10193809/Second-night-of-riots-in-Paris-over-burka-ban-fine.html 22 July 2013 The Telegraph 21 July 2013 19 July: 200Rioters set Paris ablaze over ban on Islamic veil https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/rioters-set-paris-ablaze-over-ban-on-islamic-veil-8724755.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/rioters-set-paris-ablaze-over-ban-on-islamic-veil-8724755.html 2022-05-01 subscription live 22 July 2013 The Independent 21 July 2013–250Violence Erupts in Paris Suburb Over Muslim Veil Arrest https://www.voanews.com/a/violence-erupts-in-paris-over-muslim-veil-arrest/1705815.html 21 July 2013 20 July 2013 Voice of America–30020 July:50 1+ 66 held over violence in France after police check veiled woman http://www.torontosun.com/2013/07/20/6-held-over-violence-in-france-after-police-check-veiled-woman 21 July 2013 Toronto Sun 20 July 2013–10Paris riots sparked by police identity check on veiled Muslim woman https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/21/paris-riots-police-identity-check-muslim 22 July 2013 The Guardian 21 July 2013
Riots broke out in Trappes, a suburb (banlieue) of Paris, France, on 19 July 2013 after the police arrested a man who assaulted a police officer, who tried to check the identity of his wife wearing a Muslim veil on 18 July 2013.
Background
France officially banned face covering in public places in April 2011.Trouble in Trappes: Violence erupts over the controversial burqa ban https://www.economist.com/news/europe/21582314-violence-erupts-over-controversial-burqa-ban-trouble-trappes 23 March 2017 The Economist 27 July 2013 Although disputed by French Muslims, the law remains in effect.Korteweg Anna The Headscarf Debates: Conflicts of National Belonging 2014 Stanford University Press 978-0804776851 54, 55, 56 On 18 July a 21-year-old Muslim convert was asked by the police to remove her face-covering veil. Her husband tried to choke the officer and was detained.France veil row sparks Trappes unrest https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23395770 21 July 2013 21 July 2013 BBC News The female was released on 20 July awaiting a court hearing.
Riots
On 19 July hundreds of youths throwing rocks, reportedly mainly of North African ethnicity, attacked the local police station.
On 20 July 20 cars were burned in Trappes.Islamists Riot in Paris Suburb http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/islamists-riot-in-paris-suburb/2013/07/21/ 22 July 2013 The Jewish Press 21 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130809065812/https://jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/islamists-riot-in-paris-suburb/2013/07/21/ 2013-08-09Clashes erupt in France over veil ban http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/07/20137211582103487.html 22 July 2013 21 July 2013 Al Jazeera
See also
France
2005 French riots
2006 Brussels riots
2007 Villiers-le-Bel riots
2009 French riots
2010 Rinkeby riots
2011 England riots
May 2013 Stockholm riots
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