The UK should support Sarkozy, we shall be next

The Parisien mob tries intimidation tactics

Exactly when, will Muslims & Africans realise they are subject to the same laws and conventions as the rest of societys?

EAUBONNE, France (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged on Wednesday to punish rioters who shot at police, taking a firm line the day after a police clampdown saw a sharp drop in violence following two nights of clashes, Police have stated most of those rioting are Muslims of north African origin.

Police warned they were dealing with "urban guerrillas" with guns after rioting which began in suburbs north of the capital spread to other parts of the country following the deaths of two teenagers in Paris in a crash with a police car

Moments after arriving back in France from China, Sarkozy sped off to a hospital in the Eaubonne suburb of Paris where a senior police officer, attacked at the start of the violence on Sunday, was being treated for serious injuries.

Sarkozy, a law-and-order hardliner when interior minister during riots two years ago, praised the officer's courage but also reached out to the families of two youths whose deaths in a crash with a police car on Sunday triggered the unrest.

“Those who take it upon themselves to shoot at police will find themselves in the Assizes Court" which handles serious cases, he told reporters later.

Shooting at police "has a name -- attempted murder."

"We will find the shooters. We will put in the necessary resources ... It is not something that we can tolerate, no matter how dramatic the deaths of these two youngsters on a motorbike may be