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Tue Apr 15 04:47:00 BST 2008 | The Paris Intifada

Bagneux nord

Young people make a distinction between the north and south of their banlieue, but there is no hostility between them. But there might be bad feeling if you come from a neighbouring département such as Seine-Saint-Denis, which they refer to as ‘9-3’ or ‘Neuf-cube’, referring to the postal code, which begins with the number 93.

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