Thursday and Friday, the evenings in Rillieux-la-Pape were eventful.
The fault lies with groups of young individuals who committed urban violence, burning cars and trash cans. In retaliation for the four arrests made on Thursday, an ambush was set up on Friday for two TCL buses on line C5. Stoned, the vehicles were then set on fire.
In a press release, the president of Sytral and the Métropole de Lyon Bruno Bernard believes that “These unacceptable acts call for a firm response, and we expect their perpetrators to be quickly brought to justice”. And even ask the judges “to act with exemplary rigor” because TCL agents and drivers “deserve unfailing support and a firm response to delinquency”.
The president of Sytral concludes his message of firmness by announcing that TCL buses will no longer operate in the sector concerned in Rillieux-la-Pape until November 11 inclusive. “to guarantee the safety of all”. A diversion has been put in place, which will, as often happens, impact residents who suffer from the actions of a few dozen young individuals. The stops from Rillieux Les Manges to Rillieux Nations are no longer served.
The Rhône prefecture, for its part, deployed CRS reinforcements all weekend to restore calm to the area.
