A photo-journalist from the regional daily
L'Union
was seriously injured this Saturday in Reims, while he "
seemed to cover groups of young people
" in the priority district of the Red Cross, and an investigation is opened for attempted murder, a- we learned from the prefecture and the prosecution.
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At around 3:00 p.m., “
a journalist from
L'Union
was attacked and seriously injured in circumstances as yet undetermined, but on purpose.
So I opened an investigation for attempted murder, entrusted to the departmental security
, ”said the prosecutor of the Republic of Reims, Matthieu Bourrette, to AFP.
The photographer "
was taken care of by the Samu and transferred to the University Hospital of Reims, with a vital prognosis
", he said.
“
It seems that he was present for professional reasons and that he seemed to cover groups of young people.
The rest of the circumstances are still unknown and deserve to be clarified,
”continued the prosecutor.
No arrests were made at this stage, he added.
"
Baseball bats
"
The journalist “
was found on the ground around 3:30 pm in the Red Cross district, where there was obviously a youth movement.
The police were on the spot, had identified movements of young people, some of whom wore baseball bats, and reinforcements had been called
"to secure the neighborhood, the prefect of Marne told AFP. Pierre N'Gahane.
“
The neighborhood remains a sensitive neighborhood.
A year ago, just before confinement, there were two series of clashes between young people from this neighborhood and from another neighborhood.
Fearing this type of problem, the police occupied the space,
”said N'Gahane.
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The
L'Union
photographer
“
would have decided to come to the scene with a colleague.
He arrived a few minutes before her
"and she"
would have discovered it
", he detailed.
The authorities have for the moment "
no precise information on what happened, if he received any blows or a projectile.
But he was on the ground, bleeding in the ears,
”he lamented.
“
My thoughts are with the photo-journalist seriously injured during his work in Reims.
Solidarity with the editorial staff of
L'Union-L'Ardennais
and the entire profession.
The national police are fully mobilized to identify and question the perpetrators,
”Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin tweeted this Saturday evening.
The Minister of Culture, Roselyne Bachelot was also moved by a "
cowardly aggression
" in a tweet, expressing "
solidarity
" with the photographer and his editorial staff.
