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Usually so peaceful, the Entre les Ponts district near the city center of Saumur (Maine-et-Loire) was invaded by television cameras the day after the firearm murder of a 21-year-old man. Residents and traders are in shock. A white march was organized by young people, friends of the two victims.

Saumur, avenue du Général-de-Gaulle, Tuesday June 4, 2024. It was time for contemplation the day after the firearm murder. Nearly 80 young people, including friends of the victim, placed flowers against the grill of the kebab shop where the tragedy took place. | CO – CAMILLE CURNIER


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  • Saumur, avenue du Général-de-Gaulle, Tuesday June 4, 2024. It was time for contemplation the day after the firearm murder. Nearly 80 young people, including friends of the victim, placed flowers against the grill of the kebab shop where the tragedy took place. | CO – CAMILLE CURNIER

The peaceful neighborhood between the Bridges was naturally in a state of shock the day after the firearm murder of Bilal Klikel, a young man of 21, in front of the Royal kebab in Saumur (Maine-et-Loire). From dawn, the cameras of TF1 or CNews positioned themselves on Avenue du Général-de-Gaulle to interview neighbors and passers-by, giving a national dimension to this tragic news item.

What makes me sweat is the conflation that is made because it was a black guy who shot a rebel, that it happened in front of a kebab shop while their owners worked like crazy from Monday to Sunday and that there have never been any problems with the young people who are victimssays a neighboring shopkeeper. There is a feeling…

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