>Arson attacks are actually an extremely French phenomenon, over 1000 cars are often torched a night on New Years Eve Highly relevant: TIL that during the 200

>Arson attacks are actually an extremely French phenomenon, over 1000 cars are often torched a night on New Years Eve Highly 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://np.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/4i50p8/til_that_during_the_2005_french_riots_up_to_1408/ https://np.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/4i50p8/til_th...>