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Strasbourg: three ultra-right people arrested after violence

12/6/2020, 8:40:07 PM


Clashes erupted in the city on Saturday November 28 during the demonstration against the law of "comprehensive security".

Three people close to the ultra-right were arrested on Friday December 4 and taken into custody for clashes during the demonstration against the "

comprehensive security

" law of November 28 that they had infiltrated, the departmental management indicated. of the public security of Bas-Rhin.

Identified by the exploitation of videos, these "

members of the group of the Offenders, a group known in the field of supporterism and reputed to be close to the Ultra Right movement

" were placed in police custody for "

violence in meetings

", explains the DDSP in a statement.

The custody of two of them, "

known to be leaders of this group

", has been extended, while that of the third has been lifted.

Saturday, November 28, several thousand people marched around the center of Strasbourg to contest the bill on "

global security

", as in many cities in France.

The demonstration had taken place in general calm, but had been briefly disrupted in the middle of the course by a fight caused by militants of the ultra-right according to several media.

In addition, some tensions had arisen when the procession was dispersed, the police using tear gas.

A new event is scheduled in Strasbourg this Saturday at 2:00 p.m., as well as in several other cities in France.