Biology:2013 Trappes riots

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2013 Trappes riots
Date19–21 July 2013
(3 days)
Location
Trappes, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
MethodsStone throwing, arson
Parties to the civil conflict
Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité[1]
Muslim youth[1][2]
Number
40[3]
19 July:
200[4]–250[5][6]–300[1]
20 July:
50[4]
Casualties
Injuries1+[6]
Arrested6[7]–10[5]

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.[8] Although disputed by French Muslims, the law remains in effect. 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.[1] The female was released on 20 July awaiting a court hearing.[1]

The incident is part of the Islamic scarf controversy in France.[9]

Riots

On 19 July hundreds of youths throwing rocks, reportedly mainly of North African ethnicity, attacked the local police station.[1]

On 20 July[5] 20 cars were burned in Trappes.[1][2][10]

See also

  • 2005 French riots
  • 2006 Brussels riots
  • 2007 Villiers-le-Bel riots
  • 2009 French riots
  • 2010 Rinkeby riots
  • 2011 England riots
  • May 2013 Stockholm riots


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "France veil row sparks Trappes unrest". BBC News. 21 July 2013. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23395770. Retrieved 21 July 2013. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Islamists Riot in Paris Suburb". The Jewish Press. 21 July 2013. http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/islamists-riot-in-paris-suburb/2013/07/21/. Retrieved 22 July 2013. 
  3. "Second night of riots in Paris over 'burka ban' fine". The Telegraph. 21 July 2013. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/10193809/Second-night-of-riots-in-Paris-over-burka-ban-fine.html. Retrieved 22 July 2013. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Rioters set Paris ablaze over ban on Islamic veil". The Independent. 21 July 2013. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/rioters-set-paris-ablaze-over-ban-on-islamic-veil-8724755.html. Retrieved 22 July 2013. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Paris riots sparked by police identity check on veiled Muslim woman". The Guardian. 21 July 2013. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/21/paris-riots-police-identity-check-muslim. Retrieved 22 July 2013. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Violence Erupts in Paris Suburb Over Muslim Veil Arrest". Voice of America. 20 July 2013. http://www.voanews.com/content/violence-erupts-in-paris-over-muslim-veil-arrest/1705815.html. Retrieved 21 July 2013. 
  7. "6 held over violence in France after police check veiled woman". Toronto Sun. 20 July 2013. http://www.torontosun.com/2013/07/20/6-held-over-violence-in-france-after-police-check-veiled-woman. Retrieved 21 July 2013. 
  8. "Trouble in Trappes: Violence erupts over the controversial burqa ban". The Economist. 27 July 2013. https://www.economist.com/news/europe/21582314-violence-erupts-over-controversial-burqa-ban-trouble-trappes. Retrieved 23 March 2017. 
  9. Korteweg, Anna (2014). The Headscarf Debates: Conflicts of National Belonging. Stanford University Press. pp. 54, 55, 56. ISBN 0804776857. 
  10. "Clashes erupt in France over veil ban". Al Jazeera. 21 July 2013. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/07/20137211582103487.html. Retrieved 22 July 2013.