THE QUESTION. The appearance of firearms during recent tensions between Chechens and residents of the districts of Dijon since Friday raises the concern of the police and public opinion. Videos of young men brandishing long guns on social media have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. "[Our colleagues] were dealing with 50 to 100 hooded people, armed with sticks, assault rifles, weapons of war, " union official of the Dijon police told Le Figaro about the clashes over the weekend. . On Saturday, after a shooting, 27 casings of various calibers were found, some of which correspond to assault rifles.
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Remained relatively behind this weekend, the police and the prefecture of Dijon are today the subject of criticism, and are criticized for their lack of responsiveness, even their "laxity". But faced with weapons of war, does the police have the means to intervene?
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