Many are comparing the current situation to the 2005 protests. Relevant: TIL that during the 2005 French riots, up to 1408 cars were burned per night across th

Many are comparing the current situation to the 2005 protests. Relevant: TIL that during the 2005 French riots, up to 1408 cars were burned per night across the country. The government declared that the riots had ended when, after three weeks of chaos, only 98 cars were burned per night ("return to a normal situation everywhere in France"). <https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/4i50p8/til_that_during_the_2005_french_riots_up_to_1408/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/4i50p8/til_t...>