A man who was beaten by an attacker during rioting north of Paris has died, becoming the first fatality since urban unrest started 11 days ago, according to the French Foreign Ministry.
The man was beaten as he tried to put out a trash can fire on Friday in the Paris suburb of Stains in the region of Seine-Saint Denis.
The violence has spread all across the nation is now threatening to creep into across the borders.
Fears were also growing Monday that the unrest could take hold elsewhere in Europe. Five cars have been torched in both Brussels and Berlin and police said they were they were investigating if they were copycat attacks.
Some have focused on the religious aspect of these events, and in response an anti-violence Fatwa has been issued.
Reacting to official suggestions that Islamist terrorists might be orchestrating some of the protests, one of France's largest Muslim organizations issued a fatwa against the unrest.
In the end, the root cause of this will turn out the be that same root cause of the US Urban riots of the 60s: poverty, hopelessness, and insufficient education and opportunity.
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