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| | Riots by angry youth expose French schism / Millions of residents of African descent not yet integrated |
 | | Sevran, France -- For eight consecutive nights, gangs of angry youths have rioted in at least 20 towns ringing Paris, laying bare racial, religious and class divisions in a country that champions the colorblind ethos of liberty, equality and fraternity. |
 | | The rioters, many of whom are of African and North African origin, have torched as many as 315 vehicles, hurled rocks at two commuter trains linking Paris with Charles de Gaulle airport and set fire to two primary school classrooms and a construction site for a new library. |
 | | In France -- home to 5 million Muslims, Western Europe's largest community -- extremists have attracted recruits from suburbs like Sevran to join insurgencies in Chechnya, Afghanistan and Iraq. |
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