Burned bus, projectile jets and firework mortar fire targeting police officers: in full confinement, several towns in Ile-de-France, particularly in Yvelines and Val-d'Oise, but also elsewhere in France (Rennes , Lyon, Nice, Toulouse) were the scene of incidents during the Halloween party on the night from Saturday to Sunday.
In the Yvelines, in Sartrouville
, the firefighters intervened around 11 p.m. for the fire of a bus, empty of passengers.
"The driver was able to get out when he saw the vehicle which is on fire, so there were no injuries," said the firefighters.
In Les Mureaux
, around 10 pm, about fifteen people threw “projectiles” in the direction of a team of police “without reaching them”, according to a police source, who added that the officials used tear gas canisters.
In Poissy
, the police were targeted around 11 pm by “about twenty” fireworks, according to the same source.
They notably made use of Defense Ball Launchers (LBD), but no injuries were recorded.
In the small town of La Verrière
, after being targeted by "projectiles", the police also used LBDs and a de-encircling grenade.
Still in the Yvelines
, incidents also took place in
Chanteloup-les-Vignes and Montigny-Le-Bretonneux
, police report.
In total, the police officers used 23 collective weapons fire on the department.
In Val-d'Oise, in the municipalities of Goussainville and Herblay
, firefighters and police officers have been taken to task in places, reports Europe 1.
In the Rhône
, south of Lyon, several incidents and fires were recorded in the municipalities of
Bron, Givors and Grigny,
specifies the newspaper Le Progrès.
#Halloween party: incidents in the #Rhone in Givors and Grigny 👉 https://t.co/eF6Is8agZQ pic.twitter.com/HcqjrYXoWc
- Progress (@Le_Progres) November 1, 2020
In Grigny, firefighters had to intervene three times for vehicle fires.
Numerous garbage fires have been identified in Givors and Bron.
The police came under projectiles and used tear gas canisters to disperse hostile groups.
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In Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes)
, the police intervened en masse in the Ranguin district, after several incidents, mortar fire and dustbin fires.
One of the police officers was severely wounded in the face and hospitalized, indicates the regional daily Nice-Matin.
A minor was arrested.
In Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin),
Halloween was also punctuated by several acts of urban violence (fires, mortar fire, etc.) in the outskirts of the city.
During this evening, eight young men were arrested by the police, explains the newspaper Alsace.
In Maine-et-Loire, in Angers
, three cars were set on fire and the firefighters suffered fireworks during their delicate interventions, reports Ouest-France.
Clashes also took place in the night from Saturday to Sunday in Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), Blois (Loir-et-Cher), Nice (Alpes-Maritimes), or even Toulouse (Haute-Garonne).
In recent years, the Halloween party on October 31 has been the occasion of urban violence in various cities of France.
