Author: Philippe Sotto
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4 US students attacked with acid at French train station
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PARIS — Four American college students were attacked with acid Sunday at a train station in France, but French authorities so far do not think extremist views motivated the 41-year-old woman who was arrested as the alleged assailant, the local prosecutor’s office and the students’ school said. Boston College, a private Jesuit university in Massachusetts,…
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Protests over French labor overhaul grip Paris, other cities
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PARIS — The Eiffel Tower saw service cutbacks, angry carnival workers snarled traffic around the Arc de Triomphe and police used water cannon and tear gas as unions held protests in Paris and elsewhere Tuesday against planned changes to French labor laws. The prominent CGT union called for strikes and organized some 180 marches against…
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Man attacks Paris police with tool at Notre Dame ‘for Syria’
PARIS — An assailant wielding a hammer attacked Paris police guarding Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday, crying “This is for Syria!” before being shot and wounded by officers outside one of France’s most popular tourist sites. At least 600 people were blocked inside the iconic 12th century church while police first secured the streets around…
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Top French court rules Burkini bans violate basic freedoms
PARIS — France’s top administrative court overturned a ban on burkinis in a Mediterranean town, in a decision Friday that should set legal precedent regarding a swimsuit crackdown that has divided the country and provoked shock around the world. The ruling by the Council of State Friday specifically concerns a ban on the Muslim garment…