elected officials of Challes, a small town in Maine-et-Loire, were surprised by “the sounds of machine guns” in the middle of the municipal council. In a fit of panic, three councilors tried to flee the council room through the window.
An elected official was seriously injured during the jump and is still hospitalized this Friday at the Le Mans hospital center (Sarthe) The authorities are continuing investigations to find the perpetrator(s) of this act.