A teenager was seriously injured in a brawl that occurred late Thursday afternoon in Clichy-sous-Bois, a police source and the mayor of this city of Seine-Saint-Denis told AFP.
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The young man, whose vital prognosis is engaged, was injured by a "
blunt object
" and transported by helicopter to hospital, according to the police source.
The events took place around 5:00 p.m.
"
It's a fight at the end of high school,
" the mayor (DVG) Olivier Klein told AFP, who added that the injured person was conscious at the time of his transport by the Samu.
"
In recent days there have been tensions inside and outside the school with the phenomena of groups of young people,
" he said, indicating that he did not have more details immediately on the exact circumstances of the brawl.
In recent weeks, Île-de-France has been shaken by several brawls between minors of extreme violence, including two fatal in Essonne, which have put a new spotlight on the recurring phenomenon of rivalries between gangs of young people.