In Brest, fireworks mortar shots and cars burned in the Bellevue district
Around 9:20 p.m. this Thursday, firefighters intervened in the Bellevue district of Brest to put out a fire that had broken out in a car on avenue de Provence. On site, it seems that they had to be greeted with mortar fireworks. Trash cans had also been placed on the roundabout to prevent their intervention. The police then came as reinforcements to secure the perimeter and allow firefighters to extinguish the fire.
In Guingamp, the Carrefour City store devastated by fire
During the night from Thursday to Friday, a fire broke out in the city center of Guingamp. The Carrefour City store, rue Édouard-Ollivro, was devastated. “It is out of order,” testified Philippe Le Goff, mayor, nonetheless relieved to have “avoided the worst.” An investigation has been opened. But, according to initial findings, the origin of the fire was electrical. To read: the article by Hélène Duros, Gwenaëlle Le Ny and Enora Nicolas.
Shooting in Poitiers: five injured, including a minor between life and death
During the night from Thursday to Friday, a shooting broke out in front of a restaurant in Poitiers. Results: five injured, including a minor between life and death, we learned from a police source. “It started with a shooting and ended with a brawl between rival gangs which involved several hundred people. I am told of 400 to 600 people,” declared Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior, on BFMTV, linking this shooting to drug trafficking.
Ex-Disney graphic designer sentenced to 25 years in prison for complicity in rape of Filipino girls
Last night, a former “star” graphic designer for Disney and Pixar was sentenced to 25 years in prison with a two-thirds security period in Paris. This 59-year-old man was on trial for having, between 2012 and 2021, paid Filipino women to rape and sexually assault girls aged 5 to 10, and at least once a 2-year-old girl, in front of a webcam via live streaming. On the other side of the screen, he gave orders, which he himself described as “horrible” and “disgusting”, and masturbated.
Lebanon accuses Israel of refusing ceasefire after new strikes
Najib Mikati, Lebanese Prime Minister, accused Israel of refusing any ceasefire with Hezbollah, after a series of airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, the first since the start of the week on this stronghold of the Islamist movement. The Lebanese news agency Ani reported at least ten strikes, preceded by calls to evacuate, which caused strong explosions and released thick clouds of smoke, as well as an Israeli raid on a district of Baalbeck , large city in eastern Lebanon.
