Tag Archives: New Year’s Eve 2006

French car insurance rises

Mexico may be suffering murders and kidnappings in its drug wars, but only the French are losing scores of cars to torchings:

"VANDALS set fire to about 400 cars overnight and police said they arrested more than 250 people, as violence marred France’s New Year celebrations."

At least they’ve got a handle on fireworks and firecrackers. They’re banned.