World IN BRIEF : FRANCE : Riot Outside Paris Leaves Youth Dead

A male youth was killed and five policemen injured in overnight clashes in one of Paris’ many depressed and volatile outer suburbs, officials said. The incident at Montataire, north of the capital, began when young people, mostly of North African Arab origin, tried to storm the apartment of a European French family known to police as minor criminals. The youngsters accused the family of firing shots at them. The attackers, throwing gasoline bombs, forced their way into the apartment, where they were met by gunfire. One youth was seriously wounded and later died, officials said. The clash escalated to involve as many as 300 youths, and riot police evacuated the apartment’s residents.