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Paris: a gendarme deliberately mowed down by car in front of the Israeli embassy

2020-10-21T12:46:03.026Z


Seven people were arrested for having deliberately darkened, Monday evening, on a gendarme on duty in Paris. Investigators suspect a


They say they were born in London and Pakistani, have no real age and even less passports.

This Wednesday, the police officers of the 1st DPJ (judicial police district), to whom the Paris prosecutor's office has entrusted the investigation, are trying to find out more and establish their true identity.

Seven people are in custody in their premises: four women and three men, two of whom are minors.

The case, revealed by RTL and that Le Parisien has confirmed with its own sources, dates back to Monday evening, shortly before 7 p.m.

Two black sedans arrive roaring a few meters from the Israeli embassy, ​​200 meters from the Champs-Elysées (8th arrondissement).

The street, considered sensitive because of the diplomatic building, is however closed on both sides and guarded 24 hours a day by the police.

The plates of vehicles signed "Hit and run"

The two vehicles, occupied by 7 people, deliberately rush towards the gendarme on duty at the end of the street, who provides security.

The military manages to avoid them at the last minute.

He's not hurt.

The two drivers, foot to the floor, disappear into Paris.

The gendarme files a complaint for attempted intentional homicide.

Immediately, extensive research is launched.

Very quickly, the video images informed the investigators.

The two license plates of the two vehicles are false but above all they bear the initials of the movement "Hit and run".

This movement of voluntary violence, which is rampant in the United States

(“strike and flee!” In English, editor's note)

consists of targeting members of the police, hitting them with a car and then fleeing.

One of the vehicles was seen "near the Elysee Palace"

The report of sedans, a BMW and a Mercedes, is broadcast on all police waves.

Tuesday evening, the Mercedes is spotted by officials of the DOPC (Directorate of Public Order and Traffic) in the center of Paris.

“The car had been seen near the Elysee Palace,” said a police source.

The police succeed in bringing the car to a stop and arresting its occupants.

The second car is parked just behind.

After patiently waiting for their return, they also call out to its occupants.

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Both vehicles were seized.

The seven attackers should be prosecuted for attempted murder of a person responsible for public order.

Source: leparis

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