Argenteuil: scuffles after the death on a motorcycle of Sabri, 18 years old

Scuffles broke out this late Sunday evening between dozens of young people and the police, in the Val-d'Argent Nord district, in Argenteuil.

Fires were lit rue de la Berionne, and mortar fire launched towards the police, present in number in the neighborhood and which responded with tear gas. Scenes watched by several residents at their windows, which sometimes film.

Scuffles broke out at the end of the evening at the ZUP, following the death of Sabri, 18, this Sunday morning.
Mortar fire, aftershocks of tear gas. Important police system. pic.twitter.com/Q9FYwADXDM

These events follow the death of Sabri, 18, this Sunday morning, after a motorcycle accident on the night of Saturday to Sunday, rue du Trouillet, near the Butte des Châtaigniers, while he was riding without a helmet .

Argenteuil, Sunday May 18. The police were hit by mortars, notably rue de la Berionne, in the night following the death of Sabri, 18, who died on the handlebars of his motocross./LP/Victor Tassel  

Relatives implicate a car of the anti-crime brigade (Bac), present near the scene of the tragedy. "The teams did not intend to arrest him or control," said a police source.

Earlier in the evening, the victim's father, Charlid, 50, said he had “called for calm”: “I have faith in the justice system. I just want to know the truth. "

ARGENTEUIL - Ongoing tensions following the death of a youngster on a motorcycle yesterday.

Many barricades on fire.

Fireworks and tear gas. pic.twitter.com/v5531UascJ

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