A man in his twenties is in a coma and his life prognosis is in jeopardy after receiving a saber blow to the head on Wednesday evening during a brawl in Reunion, we learned from a police source.
Two men, known to the police, were arrested shortly after the incident and placed in police custody, according to the same source.
The victim was also known to the police.
The brawl, which involved around ten people, broke out in Chaudron, a working-class district of Saint-Denis, the capital of Reunion Island around 10:25 p.m. (7:15 p.m. in Paris).
Detonations were heard at the scene of the fight, according to the report made by witnesses to the police.
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However, no firearm was found on site ,
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the SGP Police Unit union told AFP.
At this stage, investigators have not given any information on the circumstances of this violent fight.
According to a witness cited by the police, it was a brawl involving around ten young people from the Mahorese community.
In a press release published Thursday, the Alliance union denounced
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an outbreak of violence between rival gangs
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, which began
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several days, even several months ago
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