2013 Trappes riots

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.

2013 Trappes riots
Date19 – 21 July 2013
Location
Trappes, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
MethodsStone throwing, arson
Parties to the civil conflict
Number
40[3]
19 July:
200[4]–250[5][6][7]–300[1]
20 July:
50[4]
Casualties
Injuries1+[7]
Arrested6[8]–10[5]

Background

France officially banned face covering in public places in April 2011.[9] 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, allegedly insulted,[6] 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.[10]

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][11]

See also

References
  1. "France veil row sparks Trappes unrest". BBC News. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. "Islamists Riot in Paris Suburb". The Jewish Press. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  3. "Second night of riots in Paris over 'burka ban' fine". The Telegraph. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  4. "Rioters set Paris ablaze over ban on Islamic veil". The Independent. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  5. "Paris riots sparked by police identity check on veiled Muslim woman". The Guardian. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  6. "Violence unveiled: Paris clashes sparked after police stop Muslim woman". Russia Today. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  7. "Violence Erupts in Paris Suburb Over Muslim Veil Arrest". Voice of America. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  8. "6 held over violence in France after police check veiled woman". Toronto Sun. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  9. "Trouble in Trappes: Violence erupts over the controversial burqa ban". The Economist. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  10. Korteweg, Anna (2014). The Headscarf Debates: Conflicts of National Belonging. Stanford University Press. pp. 54, 55, 56. ISBN 0804776857.
  11. "Clashes erupt in France over veil ban". Al Jazeera. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
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