Omicron's impact in France: Only 874 parked cars set ablaze on New Year's Eve. (Page 1/1) rinselberg JAN 01, 01:02 PM quote A total of 874 vehicles were set ablaze across France on New Year's Eve as part of a decades-old tradition. But with coronavirus-related restrictions in place, that figure is lower than in previous years, according to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. A total of 1,316 cars were set on fire in 2019, according to a press release issued by the Interior Ministry on Saturday. Sandrine Amiel for CNN; January 1, 2022. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01...2021-intl/index.html That was about half of this brief report in CNN. quote Car burning has effectively become an annual event in French suburbs since riots in 2005 in several cities. From another brief report. BBC News; January 1, 2022. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59847372 Faut-il oublier une vieille connaissance Et jamais évoqué? MidEngineManiac JAN 01, 01:31 PM Try harder, France YOU CAN DO IT !!! Overthrow the oppression imposed by those nasty cars ! Rickady88GT JAN 01, 05:03 PM Sounds like blm antifa has been around for a while before they came to America to burn things down. sourmash JAN 01, 07:33 PM France has a diversity issue. maryjane JAN 01, 07:59 PM this is what happens when ya eat snails.......