Despite the curfew established for New Year's Eve on the 31st, several hundred people participate in a wild party in the town of Lieuron (Ille-et-Vilaine), south of Rennes, we learned from the prefecture, confirming information from Ouest-France.
The party, which is being held in an empty hangar, is still going on this Friday morning.
According to our information, three gendarmes were injured by projectile jets and a vehicle set on fire during the night.
Since Thursday evening, an important device has been deployed, with nearly 150 gendarmes mobilized.
"We had detected vehicle movements, but before the curfew at 8 p.m., there was nothing forbidden," said a source close to the case.
"They were determined"
This Friday morning, an area control is in place, to prevent new people from entering, pending the arrival of reinforcements.
Opposite, "they were very determined and undoubtedly prepared to meet us", it is further specified.