In the October and November 2005 , a series of riots by mainly Arab , North African , and black French second-generation immigrants occurred in the suburbs of Paris and other French cities , involving mainly the burning of cars and public buildings at night starting on 27 October 2005 in Clichy-sous-Bois .
The riots started in October 25 , 2005 in Clichy-sous-Bois , a suburb of Paris .