I wonder who thay may be.--"...came into the city from the suburbs..."In Paris, the worst riots in a generation | Power Line

In Paris, the worst riots in a generation | Power Line
"Last week, after the second consecutive weekend of mass protests throughout France, I offered ten observations about these protests. 
This weekend saw more protest, with a significant and troubling turn towards violence.

As one of my sources in Paris puts it:

The first two weekends were marked by some conflict between the police and smallish groups of hoodlums who integrated themselves into the demonstrations, but were fairly classic for France. Yesterday was different.

The demonstrations in central Paris were by far the most violent in a generation. While many demonstrations in Paris see a certain amount of vandalism, yesterday the city witnessed something entirely different. The tourist/commercial center of city was targeted...

Police estimate the number of these hoodlums in the low thousands – 3000 is a number I’ve heard several times. Many came into the city from the suburbs; they began fights with the police and massive vandalism in the mid-morning, and were finally more-or-less suppressed around 10:30 last night..."

Mon dieu!