2013 Trappes riots

{{Short description|Riots in a suburb of Paris, France}}

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| date = 19–21 July 2013
(3 days)

| place = Trappes, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France

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| methods = Stone throwing, arson

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| side1 = {{flagicon image|Emblème des Compagnies républicaines de sécurité (CRS).svg}} Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité

| side2 = Muslim youth

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| howmany1 = 40{{cite news|title=Second night of riots in Paris over 'burka ban' fine|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/10193809/Second-night-of-riots-in-Paris-over-burka-ban-fine.html|accessdate=22 July 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=21 July 2013}}

| howmany2 = 19 July:
200{{cite news|title=Rioters set Paris ablaze over ban on Islamic veil|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/rioters-set-paris-ablaze-over-ban-on-islamic-veil-8724755.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/rioters-set-paris-ablaze-over-ban-on-islamic-veil-8724755.html |archive-date=2022-05-01 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|accessdate=22 July 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=21 July 2013}}{{cbignore}}–250{{cite news|title=Violence Erupts in Paris Suburb Over Muslim Veil Arrest|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/violence-erupts-in-paris-over-muslim-veil-arrest/1705815.html|access-date=21 July 2013|date=20 July 2013|agency=Voice of America}}–300
20 July:
50

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| arrests = 6{{cite news|title=6 held over violence in France after police check veiled woman|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/07/20/6-held-over-violence-in-france-after-police-check-veiled-woman|accessdate=21 July 2013|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=20 July 2013}}–10{{cite news|title=Paris riots sparked by police identity check on veiled Muslim woman|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/21/paris-riots-police-identity-check-muslim|accessdate=22 July 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=21 July 2013}}

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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.

Background

France officially banned face covering in public places in April 2011.{{cite news|title=Trouble in Trappes: Violence erupts over the controversial burqa ban|url=https://www.economist.com/news/europe/21582314-violence-erupts-over-controversial-burqa-ban-trouble-trappes|accessdate=23 March 2017|publisher=The Economist|date=27 July 2013}} Although disputed by French Muslims, the law remains in effect.{{cite book|last1=Korteweg|first1=Anna|title=The Headscarf Debates: Conflicts of National Belonging|date=2014|publisher=Stanford University Press|isbn=978-0804776851|pages=54, 55, 56}} On 18 July a 21-year-old Muslim convert was asked by the police to remove her face-covering veil. Her husband tried to choke the officer and was detained.{{cite news|title=France veil row sparks Trappes unrest|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23395770|accessdate=21 July 2013|date=21 July 2013|agency=BBC News}} The female was released on 20 July awaiting a court hearing.

Riots

On 19 July hundreds of youths throwing rocks, reportedly mainly of North African ethnicity, attacked the local police station.

On 20 July 20 cars were burned in Trappes.{{cite news|title=Islamists Riot in Paris Suburb|url=http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/islamists-riot-in-paris-suburb/2013/07/21/|accessdate=22 July 2013|newspaper=The Jewish Press|date=21 July 2013}}{{cite news|title=Clashes erupt in France over veil ban|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/07/20137211582103487.html|accessdate=22 July 2013|date=21 July 2013|agency=Al Jazeera}}

See also

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