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Furry already said the important stuff. I'll just rephrase the basic points and add my opinion.
First of all, this is the result of colonialism. These people are French, because 40-60 years ago it was a french policy to take in people from their colonies. There were amny reasons for this - consider Algeria. A civil war broke out and a lot of people found themselfes on the wrong side of the barricade and had to run for their lives. The rioting youths are usually the 2-3 rd generation of imigrants. The thing is not about religion, but it could be. I can very easily see how the whole thing might turn violent (army) and result in massive backlash against France in arabic countries. France has an extremely high presence in the arab world - it's easier to talk with people in french than english in Lebanon or Syria. That, I think, is why the French haven't used force yet.
No to mention the fact that Europe has had some bad experiences with quelling riots with brute force.
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