A dozen cars set on fire, one of which was thrown against the facade of a church.
Vandalized bus stops.
Stony firefighters.
"A new step has been taken,"
warns the mayor of Rillieux-la-Pape, Alexandre Vincendet, after an outbreak of violence on the evening of Saturday.
“A church has been targeted
, for his part tweeted the Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin, who went, Monday evening, to this city near Lyon.
Full support for Catholics and firefighters taken to task as they put out the fire.
This violence is intolerable. ”
An investigation was entrusted to the departmental security.
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At work,
"a criminal commando of ten people dressed in black and hooded so as not to be recognized by video protection cameras"
, tells
Figaro
Alexandre Vincendet.
“These are acts of separatism
,” underlines the elected LR.
It's a real territorial battle: anything that closely or remotely resembles a Republic building can be targeted. ”
The facade of the Saint-Pierre-Chanel church was blackened by the flames, and two panes of this modern building, recently renovated, were smashed.
"When we attack a place of worship, we attack the Republic which guarantees freedom of religion"
, notes the mayor.
"We strongly condemn those who, in the name of a deadly ideology, of a strategy from another time, attack our places of worship to accentuate the resentment and disarray among believers"
, said for his part outraged the rector of the Great Mosque of Lyon, Kamel Kabtane.
Intervening to put out these multiple fires, the firefighters were targeted by the
"commando"
.
Attacked, like the police, with stones and pétanque balls ...
Feeling of impunity
If this sector is
"regularly the scene of fires since confinement"
, indicates the mayor,
"it has gained momentum over the summer, while delinquents have been released recently"
.
Between March and June, several thousand detainees had been released from French prisons.
"There were rodeos, and the attack, twice, of the municipal police station
," continues the mayor.
The day before the start of the school year, they attacked a school so that the start of the school year did not take place!
At the beginning of July, I had received death threats against me and my family. ”
We have very well-known individuals in the police services who, despite a dozen criminal acts, are not behind bars
Alexandre Vincendet, the mayor of Rillieux-la-Pape
Why this outburst of violence on Saturday?
A connection could be made with a marriage which, having generated significant disturbances around the town hall, was finally celebrated
“behind closed doors”
.
"Faced with the disrespectful behavior of the guests, we demanded that the participants leave the premises immediately, otherwise we would cancel the celebration
," explains Alexandre Vincendet.
There is also the fight against drug trafficking that we are leading, and the fact that urban renewal is underway, hampering the plans of those who want to create lawless zones ”
… The fact remains that
“ a tremendous feeling of impunity is growing among the population
, underlines the mayor.
We have very well-known individuals in the police services who, despite a dozen criminal acts, are not behind bars.
Including minors of 14 years who have several assaults on their record!
The confinement was a disaster: these young people from working-class neighborhoods were picked up by the older ones and fell into delinquency.
The Republic must take back its rights everywhere! ”
For their part, the firefighters also denounce more and more frequent attacks and ask for
"firm and immediate sentences"
.
Several unions are calling on firefighters to drop off their helmets this Wednesday in front of the Rhône prefecture.