| 2013 Trappes riots | |
| Date: | 19–21 July 2013 (3 days) |
| Place: | Trappes, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France |
| Methods: | Stone throwing, arson |
| Side1: | Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité |
| Side2: | Muslim youth |
| Howmany1: | 40[1] |
| Howmany2: | 19 July: 200[2] –250[3] –300 20 July: 50 |
| Injuries: | 1+ |
| Arrests: | 6[4] –10[5] |
Riots broke out in Trappes, a suburb (banlieue) of Paris, France, on 19 July 2013 after the police arrested a man who assaulted a police officer, who tried to check the identity of his wife wearing a Muslim veil on 18 July 2013.
France officially banned face covering in public places in April 2011.[6] Although disputed by French Muslims, the law remains in effect.[7] On 18 July a 21-year-old Muslim convert was asked by the police to remove her face-covering veil. Her husband tried to choke the officer and was detained.[8] The female was released on 20 July awaiting a court hearing.[8]
On 19 July hundreds of youths throwing rocks, reportedly mainly of North African ethnicity, attacked the local police station.[8]
On 20 July[5] 20 cars were burned in Trappes.[8] [9] [10]