It all started at nightfall, shortly after 5:30 p.m., at ClientTuesday December 31. With two fires of car. First on rue André-Ginisti at 5:30 p.m., then on avenue Gabriel-Péri at 9 p.m.
“The firefighters took a long time before coming to put the car out,” comments a surprised resident. He saw two ambulances heading towards Avenue Gabriel-Péri. “Not far from the car fire, tear gas was fired,” said this witness.
A police van arrived on site. Before a fire starts on rue Maurice-Thorez. A place usually targeted by arsonists. “Usually, the firefighters no longer intervene here, because it is an ambush,” said the resident. But this time, the youths apparently targeted cars with mortars, so that they caught fire. Which forced the police to arrive.” They benefited from the reinforcement of eight CRS buses.
The clashes lasted all night
The local residents mentioned mortar fire in the direction of the CRS, successively rue du Chemin Blanc, rue 19-Mars, rue du Colonel Fabien. “The young people were positioned on rue Jacques-Decour, hidden behind trees,” describes the witness. The CRS have prepared an intervention. They went up via rue Anatole-France, to surprise the young people.”
According to this resident, at 5 a.m., there was still mortar fire.
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