insults, homophobic violence in front of a bar, three injured, two arrests

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Three injured, a knife displayed, two arrests against a backdrop of menaces, d’insults and of homophobic violence punctuated the night from Friday to Saturday, in front of the gay-friendly bar Le Pride, in a street in the heart of the city, between the Maison Carrée and the Arènes, Nimes.

On the night of Friday 22 to this Saturday, November 23, 2024, a few minutes after the establishment closed, around 1:15 a.m., there was a pounding on the door, while homophobic insults rang out. Inside are the two operators and two friends. When one of them opens the door, two individuals lurking behind the low wall very close to Pride appear and once again make homophobic threats.

The owners and their two friends ask the two strangers for explanations, but one of them takes out a knife and points the blade at them. A scene witnessed by another customer who had just left the night bar and who, being nearby, had his attention attracted by the commotion.

8cm wound

As he appears in front of the bar, the attackers want to fight: the result is three injured, including one of the Pride operators. One of the victims had an 8cm wound on his face when he was rescued, an injury undoubtedly resulting from a stab wound.

The alert on the 17th having been given, police patrols arrived very quickly in the area, according to witnesses and the two attackers were immediately arrested. The Pride owners and injured customers filed a complaint on Saturday, while the alleged perpetrators, including one recently released from prison, were in police custody.

Released

A detention measure which was lifted this Sunday on the instructions of the Nîmes prosecutor's office, as a source close to the investigation confirms to Metropolitan. After the release of suspects who deny homophobic threats, investigations continue at the police headquarters, while local associations in a state of shock provide full support to the operators of this gay-friendly bar which is well established on the street. in Nimes.

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