Thursday 29 June 2023
Pop went the tyres; bang went the fuel.
France riots: Police killing of 17-year-old boy in Nanterre is catalyst for wanton destruction
In Nanterre, like other Paris suburbs and other French towns, there are plenty of people who feel marginalised, forgotten or discriminated against. Crime is high; literacy is low. And when you get an event like the killing of a 17-year-old by police, that becomes a catalyst for rioting...
But this was something very different. As we watched, the fire rapidly expanded. It consumed vehicle after vehicle. Pop went the tyres; bang went the fuel. Windows blown out. Red, orange, blue and green flames getting ever bigger.
Pop went the tyres; bang went the fuel and Monsieur Plod the policeman was very cross.
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"But this was something very different. As we watched, the fire rapidly expanded."
Very different. That's so unlike the behaviour of a normal fire when faced with combustible material (poppy and bangy things) that I suspect some supernatural influence.
Anyway, reporter of the year for spotting this and letting us know.
Sam - that's a point, it could be supernatural influence such as the illuminating spirit of the Mysterious Macron. Or maybe it's caused by Brexit.
Were any of them EVs?
dearieme - that would be "Pop went the tyres, kaboom went the batteries."
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