French violence claims first victim
2005-11-07 14:15
Paris - A man beaten last week during the urban violence that is raging in France died on Monday, his widow said, making him the first fatality in the unrest since it started 11 days ago.
The 61-year-old was knocked into a coma last Friday by a young man wearing a hood as he was talking with a neighbour in a public housing estate in the tough northern suburb of Stains.
His widow, speaking after meeting Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, said of the aggressor: "I want these people punished."
- AFP