Urban violence broke out on the evening of Friday, November 1 in Rillieux-La-Pape (Rhône), for the second night in a row. Buses were set on fire and projectiles were thrown at policeAgence France Presse learned from the prefecture.
Around 10 p.m., “around twenty individuals” stoned two buses of the Lyon public transport company (TCL) before setting it on fire. The police, who arrived to intervene, were then fired upon by projectiles and a police officer was slightly injured in the face.
On video images published on social networks, we could see the carcasses of two buses engulfed in flames, on a lane reserved for them, emitting heavy black smoke, near residential buildings.
CRS reinforcements deployed
The prefect of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fabienne Buccio, visited the site in the evening. “CRS reinforcements are deployed this evening in Rillieux and will be mobilized this weekend alongside the personnel of the National Police and the municipal police,” indicated the prefecture in a press release published on X (formerly Twitter). “Investigations are underway to find the perpetrators who will have to answer for their actions. The State will act firmly“, she wrote.
On the evening of Thursday October 31, such incidents had already occurred in Rillieux-La-Pape. Several cars and trash cans had been set on fire by people with their faces hidden by hoods. Three individuals were arrested.
According to Alexandre Vincendet, mayor of this town, these arrestees are minors. “Beyond the legal proceedings which will be initiated against them (…) It goes without saying that these delinquents, all minors, and their parents, are exposed to the suspension of optional aid from the municipality and the municipal social action center,” he wrote on his Facebook page.
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