Print this page Clashes erupt between police and youths From correspondents in Lyon 13nov05 POLICE used tear-gas overnight to disperse stone-throwing youths in the centre of the southeastern French city of Lyon. The clashes erupted at around 5pm local time in the historic Place Bellecour, where a large number of police were deployed to head off possible disturbances. At least two people were arrested by police. Shoppers raced to leave the zone, and tradesmen quickly shut their stores. It was the first time police and rioters have clashed in the heart of a major French city since the rioting by suburban youth gangs began more than two weeks ago. Earlier authorities had announced an overnight curfew for unaccompanied children under 16 in Lyon and ten other neighbouring localities, after violence Friday night which saw more than 100 cars burned in the area.
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