Firefighters and police were lured into an ambush before being violently attacked by around thirty individuals, in Limoges, on the night of Monday to Tuesday,
Le Figaro
learned from a police source on Tuesday August 2.
They were notably targeted by mortar fire, molotov cocktails and cobblestone throwing in the sensitive Val de l'Aurence district, we are told.
Around 11 p.m., firefighters were called to put out a car fire.
On the spot, they are attacked by several dozen hooded individuals.
Police officers are then dispatched to the scene before being in turn targeted.
“
It was a real ambush, the aggressors obviously wanted to fight
it out”, indicates a well-informed source, who evokes a “
well-prepared ambush
”.
At the heart of the ambush, the police use their defense bullet launcher (LBD) and tear gas canisters.
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Four hours of pitched battle
A car occupied by three young girls, "
visibly under the influence
" we are told, was also thrown at the police officers, before being stopped in the middle of the race by LBD shots breaking the windows and causing the car to flee. driver.
Several vehicles were set on fire, then extinguished by residents with garden hoses - the firefighters were unable to intervene.
The Val de l'Aurence district is located in the west of Limoges.
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The pitched battle lasted more than 4 hours, from 11 p.m. to around 3:30 a.m.
No injuries are to be deplored, and no individual has yet been arrested.
An investigation based on CCTV images is underway, and a CRS company has been dispatched to secure the neighborhood, "
which is the subject of an increase in violence
", we explain.
