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Under the circumstances, this strikes me as a poor choice of synonym for 'initiated':
"Sparked by the deaths of two youths of African origin who were accidentally electrocuted while hiding from police[…]"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/france/story/0,11882,1642789,00.html
"Sparked by the deaths of two youths of African origin who were accidentally electrocuted while hiding from police[…]"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/france/story/0,11882,1642789,00.html