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In Dijon, the incredible punitive expedition of Chechens

6/16/2020, 7:04:14 PM


STORY - The community claims to defend itself against drug dealers. The authorities speak of "territorial wars".

Nice and Dijon this weekend, but also Troyes in April or Rouen in May ... the past few weeks have been marked by an upsurge in mobilizations or punitive expeditions led by members of the Chechen community. Friday evening, the capital of Burgundy was the scene of surreal scenes with dozens of men "patrolling", sometimes hooded, armed with iron bars, knives, hammers, screwdrivers and baseball bats.

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These Chechens who came by car from all over France came to "avenge" one of their own, aged 16, beaten up. This young Chechen would have liked to help Balkan friends (Serbs or Albanians depending on the version) to defend themselves against alleged dealers from the Maghreb community ... The punitive expedition lasted for three evenings, notably in the famous Grésilles district for his drug trafficking, with at least 12 injured and the degradation of a shisha bar, the owner of which is accused of being the source

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