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The riots continue, the carnage spreads, and the police are even considering walking out on the job. The city of Lyon has seen increased violence.

Lyon police were out in force already when the trouble erupted
Police in the French city of Lyon have fired tear gas to break up groups of youths who hurled stones and bins hours before a curfew was due to begin.
Police on the city's famous Place Bellecour square made two arrests in what state news agency AFP says is the first rioting in a major city centre.

Lyon has imposed a curfew for the first time in two weeks of nationwide unrest.

Thousands of police are patrolling Paris to enforce a ban on all public meetings likely to provoke rioting.

The trouble in Lyon began at about 1700 (1600 GMT) on Place Bellecour where a large number of riot police were on duty as a preventative measure.

About 50 youths attacked stalls and damaged vehicles, witnesses were quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.

Oh, and all that nonsense over how the riots were supposedly under control and decreasing in intensity? They aren't:

More than 500 cars were set on fire, two police officers were wounded and 206 people were detained across the country.

This was an increase on the previous night, when about 400 vehicles were torched and 168 people were arrested.

It certainly sounds like the French riots are under control. Police are being stretched thin, and are needed to protect sensitive locations in Paris. Thus far, attacks in Paris have failed to materialize. We, and the French, should be thankful for that considering just how slow they have been to respond to the riots all throughout the past 16 nights of violence.

Funny, but if you check the Reuters website, you'd note that the frontpage doesn't mention the rioting in France, but rather a story about political intrigue in Israel. Curious. At least CNN has the story above the fold and even has a special report dedicated to riot news.