Par
Fabien Binacchi
Published on
May 6, 2025 at 6:17 p.m.
With Thibault Nadal
Curly district, tram at the stop and moment of panic …
What Mardi May 6 2025, Part of Boulevard Chave, In the 5th arrondissement of Marseille, is sanctuarized by the emergency services and the police after Noises of “explosion”, according to residents.
Bottles containing a liquid that has not been identified would have exploded and produced a detonation, indicates the police headquarters. One of these projectiles would also have been discovered in Place Jean-Jaurès.
No injured
Around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, RTM announced an interruption in traffic on its T1 tram line. The firefighters are in intervention on Boulevard Chave, between numbers 114 and 149. The neighborhood is completed. And the police quickly take over
“Bottles standard bottles of soda would have burst and produced a detonation” according to the first elements, says the police headquarters.
The incident did not injure or caused damage.
“It felt weird”
On site, residents confirm to Marseille news that “explosions” have been heard: “Someone swung A homemade chemical bomb “, Advances a resident.
An employee of a bakery says: “I was selling my bread. Someone launched a bottle in front of the door. She exploded and gas escaped. It felt weird. I was super stressed.We put a mop in front of the door. »»
According to a police source, on the spot, bottles were found in total on three different sites, on Boulevard Chave but also on Place Jean-Jaurès.
The containers have been seized and will be analyzed.
The tram always interrupted
The police are still on Boulevard Chave at 6.30 p.m.
Tram traffic is still interrupted in this sector, says RTM. Noailles, Eugène Pierre, Camas, George, Jean Martin is not served.
To follow the evolution of traffic, go to the Régie website.
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