Mortar fire was carried out on Thursday October 10 in front of the Lumière high school in Lyon.
The Louis and Auguste Lumière high school in Lyon was targeted by mortar fire this Thursday.
Thursday October 10, the Louis and Auguste Lumière high school located in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon was targeted by mortar fire, we learned Lyon Capital from a police source, confirming information from Lyon Mag.
Trash cans were set on fire by a few dozen people but no injuries were reported. Traffic on the T4 tram was interrupted for an hour to allow the intervention of the police, who did not make any arrests.
An injured teacher according to Alexandre Portier
The Minister for Academic Success and Vocational Education, Alexandre Portier, specified on X that a teacher had been injured in this “new unacceptable violence”.
On X, the Rhône prefecture and the rector of Lyon, Olivier Dugrip, indicated that they condemnfirmly these actions and provide support to staff and students“. And added: “The national police intervened quickly this morning to stop the violence committed by around fifteen individuals. It will strengthen its presence all day around the high schools concerned.”
Events which occur one week to the day after the attack on the Marcel-Sembat high school in Vénissieux where several dozen young people targeted the establishment with mortar fire. Two minors were indicted and placed under judicial supervision in this case.
