An anti-police inscription was discovered on Monday in Lyon.
"Ball in the forehead for Eric Masson, next target: BST of the 8th", is it written on a tag threatening the Lyon police, in reference to the death of a police officer in Avignon (Vaucluse), Eric Masson, killed the week last in an anti-drug operation.
Painted in white on the wall of a school group, located rue Professor Ranvier, the message targets the Specialized Field Brigade (BST).
It is dedicated to the 8th arrondissement of Lyon.
An investigation was opened according to the Departmental Directorate of Public Security, confirming information from the LyonMag site.
Four people under 30 arrested
Eric Masson, 36, called with his team last Wednesday for a gathering on a deal point in downtown Avignon, was shot dead by a man who immediately fled with an accomplice.
Four people suspected of being linked to the murder were arrested in total on Sunday evening, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced on Monday.
These four people are said to be the alleged shooter and an accomplice, as well as the driver of these two people and the sister of the alleged shooter. At the end of the first hours of police custody, the lawyer of the person implicated in the shootings indicated that his client formally denies and assures that he was at home, with his family, at the time of death. of the policeman. "When he was arrested that night, he believed that he was being kidnapped," added his advice, at the microphone of BFMTV.
"Everything leads us to believe that they are directly linked to this despicable assassination (...) It would have been unbearable for these people to be able to continue to live in complete freedom", declared for his part the Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanin, in recalling that these four suspects are "linked to drug trafficking", "French" and "young people, aged under 30". According to information from the Parisian, several searches were launched on Monday in this case.
