The videos of the confrontation circulating on social networks are very violent.
A fight broke out on Sunday evening in a fast-food restaurant of the Quick restaurant chain in Schiltigheim (Bas-Rhin), according to information from France Bleu, confirmed to Le Parisien by a police source.
The national police were informed on Sunday evening around 8:50 p.m. of clashes in this restaurant.
Around fifteen individuals, all with masked faces and wearing hoods, burst in and attacked five people at a table.
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In certain images circulating on social networks, we can see blood stains on the floor, people brandishing baseball bats, hitting others or even throwing chairs in the establishment.
The individuals also used tear gas and stabbed people, police said.
Five injured, two taken to hospital
Five people were injured, two of them more seriously, requiring transport to hospital.
One was stabbed in the ribs, the other had a wound in the thigh.
However, their vital prognosis is not compromised.
When the police arrived, around fifteen individuals had already fled.
An investigation into attempted murder has been opened, but could be reclassified by the prosecution, underlines the police.
Investigators are studying the possibility of a settling of scores, but other avenues are left open.
Initial technical and scientific observations were made on site.
Four employees of the restaurant were “particularly shocked” by the violence of the events, a psychological unit was opened.