An “
unleashing of violence
”, denounces the CFTC union of firefighters from Indre-et-Loire.
Friday afternoon, firefighters were attacked by thugs during a high school demonstration in Tours.
Four firefighters were injured and a complaint was filed.
“A pack of mindless”
Since the beginning of the week, several high schools in the Tours conurbation have been affected by blockades and demonstrations for various demands.
Friday afternoon, near the Balzac high school, some 150 high school students and hooded individuals, dressed in black, committed acts of vandalism on the public highway.
The firefighters intervened to put out several trash can fires.
On the spot, they rescued a young man who was being "
molested
", according to France Bleu, by a group of thugs.
But they were then in turn the target of wanton acts of violence.
“
They come to his aid and protect him from the aggressors who continue their acts of violence.
It was at this point that several hooded individuals savagely attacked four of our colleagues, one of whom was thrown to the ground, kicked several times, under a rain of insults and various objects
, "explains in a communicated the CFTC trade union council of firefighters and SDIS agents37, which salutes the “
coolness
” of the six firefighters during the intervention.
“
Firefighters are not cannon fodder delivered to a pack of mindless people
,” denounces the union.
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Among them, four firefighters were slightly injured.
"
I condemn these intolerable acts
", denounced Ivan Paturel, the departmental director of the fire and rescue services of Indre-et-Loire.
His services have since filed a complaint, while three people have been arrested, announced on Twitter this Saturday Gérald Darmanin.
The Minister of the Interior made a point of expressing his "
support
" for the crew targeted.
