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Almost 1,000 cars burned in France on New Year's Eve
2025-01-02
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] On New Year's Eve, 984 cars were burned across France, and more than 400 people were detained by the police. This was reported by the BFMTV channel.

According to media reports, 90 thousand police officers took to the streets on New Year's Eve to maintain law and order.

420 people were detained for various incidents, and 310 violators were sent to custody.

It is noted that on the night of December 31 to January 1, 984 cars were set on fire in France, including from fireworks.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, a car with fireworks caught fire in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Region. Presumably, the incident occurred after an accident. The driver of the burning car fled the scene.

German media reported that five people died in Germany on New Year's Eve due to explosions of pyrotechnics, most of which were homemade. In addition, the police in Berlin detained about 330 people for various violations of law and order.

Posted by:badanov

#4  Good lord, I've been singing it wrong for... decades, I guess. Ouch.
Posted by: Pancho Poodle8452   2025-01-02 16:45  

#3  To your, er, garage? [whistles "My object most sublime..."]
Posted by: Pancho Poodle8452   2025-01-02 16:42  

#2  Another french car-b-q: Citroenella candles lit by Saaboteurs.
Posted by: Difar Dave   2025-01-02 11:27  

#1  Cyber trucks?
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-01-02 03:01  

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