On 27 October 2005, two Black youths in a Parisian suburb were killed by electrocution while fleeing from police.
Generalised fear and hatred of police violence and harassment, as well as poverty and racism, boiled over, and weeks of rioting broke out across the country.
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"Paris Suburb Rebellions, 2005." Historianspeaks, October 29, 2025. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/paris-suburb-rebellions-2005.
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