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"Before Dijon, I was an electrician, now I am Chechen"

2020-07-09T22:57:46.218Z


REPORTAGE - In Montereau-Fault-Yonne, a small town in Seine-et-Marne, around sixty Chechen families are looking for their place, between precariousness, withdrawal and hopes of integration.


It was two weeks ago. The André Malraux college in Montereau-Fault-Yonne reopened its doors, and Aïda knew in advance that she would be asked " 20,000 questions ". " Because of Dijon, " she said today in the family room. Bewildering images of urban riots had been running for days, commented on all the news channels. The schoolgirl was well aware that the show of force had " shocked people ". Who were these Chechens who came from all over France to avenge a teenager attacked by Burgundian dealers?

Read also: In Dijon, the incredible punitive expedition of Chechens

" People are surprised because they don't know us ," says Aïda in perfect French . They did not know that the Chechens are not letting themselves go . ” Behind her, at the end of the sofa, her four brothers and sisters look shyly at the steaming cups and the Milka chocolate squares arranged on a tray. Elder of the siblings, she was designated by her father to answer questions,

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Source: lefigaro

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