Rioters blocked roads with burning cars
Last Updated: Monday, 26 November 2007, 04:30 GMT
Riots break out in Paris suburb
Riots have broken out in a Paris suburb, after a police car crashed into a motorbike, killing two teenagers.
Dozens of youths clashed with police and set fire to buildings, injuring a number of police officers and firefighters.
The unrest is taking place in the suburb of Villiers-le-Bel, and neighbouring Arnouville.
In 2005, the deaths of two youths in nearby Clichy-sous-Bois led to France's worst civil unrest in over 40 years.
The two teenagers - aged 15 and 16 - were killed when the stolen motorcycle they were driving collided with a police car.
The teenagers were not being chased by police at the time of the accident, a police source told the Reuters news agency.
Burning cars
After the accident, looting broke out and the police station in Villiers-le-Bel was set on fire, as was a local petrol station.
Riot police were sent to the area, but youths blocked their way with burning cars.
A number of police officers sustained injuries, and at least seven youths were arrested.
Omar Sehhouli, the brother of one of the dead teenagers said that the rioting "was not violence but an expression of rage".
Correspondents say the scenes are reminiscent of the country-wide riots in 2005, triggered when two teenagers from another Parisian suburb - Clichy-sous-Bois - were electrocuted in an electricity sub-station where they had hidden in an attempt to escape from chasing police.
Riots break out in Paris suburb
