Tuesday evening, several hundred people gathered in certain cities in France to celebrate, with songs, smoke bombs and fireworks, the death of the founder of the National Front.
Published on 08/01/2025 11:06
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Six people were arrested in Rennes on Tuesday evening, on the sidelines of demonstrations celebrating the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, franceinfo learned on Wednesday January 8 from a source close to the matter.
According to this source, 200 people linked to the ultra-left movement gathered at Place Sainte-Anne in Rennes. The participants set trash cans on fire and threw projectiles at the police who responded. Calm returned around 11:10 p.m.
At the same time, in Lyon, seven people were arrested Tuesday evening, still in connection with the demonstrations celebrating the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, according to a source close to the matter. 50 demonstrators set fire to a barricade made up of trash cans and containers. Calm returned around 10 p.m.
