Paris riots

Residents stand by the wreckage of a police car in a northern Paris suburb Photograph: Michael Sawyer/AP

Youths in Villiers-le-Bel, northern Paris, face riot police during clashes Photograph: Thibault/AP

Riot police try to contain a crowd during clashes Photograph: Olivier Laban-Mattei/AFP

A car and a rubbish lorry burn as youths throw petrol bombs in the troubled Paris district Photograph: Thibault Camus/AP

Riot police wait for orders in Villiers-le-Bel Photograph: Thibault Camus/AP

Teenagers taunt police as teargas cannisters explode around them Photograph: Olivier Laban-Mattei/AFP

Riot police kick-in a door in Villiers-le-Bel, looking for troublemakers hiding during the clashes Photograph: Olivier Laban-Mattei/AFP

Youths stroll across the street in front of fires they started Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex

Youths burn rubbish bins and cars during the second night of clashes Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex

A fireman tries to extinguish a garage full of cars set ablaze by rioters Photograph: Martin Bureau/AFP

Firemen try to extinguish a burning police car hit by a Molotov cocktail Photograph: Thibault Camus/AP

Burned out cars, smouldering in the aftermath of Monday night's riots Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex