Originally Posted By woody I think so. The commuter train linking Paris to Charles De gaulle airport was attacked.
Originally Posted By fkurucz The mainsteam media in the US has been very mum about this. I only learned of it from alternative media websites.
Originally Posted By Any Huis The "attack" on ONE train was covered by both USA Today and Fox News, so it's there is no "mum" in the USA media. But again, it was one attack, no one was badly hurt, and now the French govt knows to protect the trains. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this train goes no where near Disneyland Paris, does it?
Originally Posted By mickeyslittlehelper Yeah, news is just starting to reach Canada. I went to Cnn.com and they have lots of info: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/04/france.riots/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/ europe/11/04/france.riots/index.html</a> <a href="http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/interactive/maps/world/map.paris.riots/popup.france.riots.map.5.gif" target="_blank">http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/interac tive/maps/world/map.paris.riots/popup.france.riots.map.5.gif</a>
Originally Posted By u k fan I was at DLP this last weekend and didn't even know that there were riots in Paris. It wasn't until I got home that I found out what had happened!!!
Originally Posted By TP2000 The mainstream media in America are always very mum about anything major that happens north of Minneapolis, east of Boston, west of San Francisco or south of Houston. In short, the mainstream media in America never cover world events to the extent that other civilized countries cover world events. Ever watch the BBC or major media in Japan? They talk about a lot more than the latest reality TV show, naughty basketball player or Hollywood divorce. Check out BBC.com for all sorts of information on the French riots that have been going on for over 10 days now. And yes, several cars and buildings have been torched in Marne-le-valle near Disneyland Paris.
Originally Posted By Any Huis OK, for those of you IN France, a serious question about this. Something like this is what makes my wife panic about my taking our daughter over there. Would there be any reason for us to even consider cancelling our trip? Our plans are to stay in a Rue Cler hotel, visiting mostly Paris sites. Outside the central city we'll (of course) go to DLP, plus hopefully Versailles. For our 2-day driving tour, we'll stay in a hotel in Beauvais, then drive to Normandy (D-Day sites) and to the Loire Valley. Should we worry? Fortunately, our trip isn't until March! Hopefully things will be better by then. (Note: my wife's worries had me changing our planned trip to Spain last year, after the Madrid bombing.)
Originally Posted By woody Interest article on tourism to France. <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/07/D8DNV9301.html" target="_blank">http://www.breitbart.com/news/ 2005/11/07/D8DNV9301.html</a> Rioting Threatens France's Tourism Image Nov 07 7:42 PM US/Eastern Violence shaking the suburbs of French cities is threatening the country's carefully cultivated image as one of the world's favored travel destinations. The list of foreign governments urging tourists to exercise caution in France is growing, with Australia, Austria, Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Denmark, Slovakia and the Czech Republic on Monday joining the United States, Russia and Hungary in issuing warnings to avoid riot-hit areas, especially at night. None are advising travelers to avoid France altogether _ at least, not yet. "I thought about it a lot before leaving for Paris," Belgian traveler Susan Lecurieux said Monday as she boarded a train from Brussels to the French capital. "But no, I'm not scared." German travel agency TUI AG said the riots have drawn questions from customers. "We have received a couple of inquiries from people traveling to Paris who want to know the exact location of their hotel," said TUI spokesman Kuzey Esener.
