Two miners were injured, including at least one gunshot, in the sensitive Planoise district of Besançon (Doubs) where new shots were heard around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, the prosecution told AFP, confirming information from L 'Is Republican.
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A 13-year-old boy, hit by at least one bullet in the leg in circumstances yet to be determined, was hospitalized and underwent surgery in the evening without his life being in danger, the prosecution said. A second, 17, was also injured in the leg, but more lightly, the investigation to clarify whether he was also hit by a bullet.
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Since November, settlements of accounts between drug traffickers have left eight gunshot wounds, aged 14 to 31, in this republican reconquest district (QRR). Several investigations have been opened for "attempted homicide" . According to L'Est Républicain, the new incident occurred on a street known to be one of the main points of traffic.
Investigators of the departmental security and the judicial police were still looking for possible sockets on Wednesday evening, said the prosecution. No arrest was immediately made, the CRS continuously present in the district having deployed to "secure the area" , we added from the same source.
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