A three-week period of riots took place in the suburbs of Paris and other French cities in October and November 2005. These riots involved youth in violent attacks, and the burning of cars and public buildings.
A car in Strasbourg lit during the riots.
Areas of Rioting in the Paris region as of 1 November
A burnt car in Paris' suburbs
Commemorative plaque of Salah Gaham
Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007 under President Jacques Chirac.
Villepin in 2010
Dominique de Villepin with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, 2003
Villepin speaking at the Hôtel Matignon in 2006
Dominique de Villepin, 2006