The fires were started around 9 p.m. Around twenty individuals blocked them before setting them on fire.
Published on 01/11/2024 23:27
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Two TCL buses were set on fire in the La Velette district of Rillieux-la-Pape, near Lyon (Rhône), the Rhône prefecture told the Radio France agency on Friday, November 1.
The fires broke out on Friday from 9 p.m. Two buses were blocked and then set on fire by around twenty individuals. CRS were deployed as reinforcements in the area. A police officer was injured in the head by a projectile. Slightly injured, he was taken to hospital.
The prefect delegated for defense and security goes to the site, accompanied by the mayor of the town, Alexandre Vincendet, indicates the prefecture. Transports en commun Lyonnais (TCL) indicated this Friday evening on their website that the lines using the route concerned were experiencing disruptions. On its X account, the company specifies that exceptional terminals are set up on the line because of a “malicious act”. Resumptions are estimated at 4:30 a.m. for line 33 and Saturday morning for line C5.
Violence had already broken out during the night from Thursday to Friday, during Halloween evening, in this same town. Several people were arrested after car fires.
