Shortly before 23:00 local time, around 50 people gathered and threw stones and improvised bombs at the police station
A police station at La Courneve, near Paris, was attacked on Sunday night with Molotov cocktails, then the death of an 18-year-old in a pursuit last week.
Shortly before 23:00 local time, around 50 people gathered and threw stones and improvised bombs at the police station. Damage was limited to a broken window and some traces of fire. Two policemen were slightly injured in the arm.
After reinforcements were called in, the riots broke up. Nine people were arrested – seven are adults, aged 18-21, and two are minors, according to Paris police chief Laurent Nunies.
It’s in Ukraine 🫣
Non c’est en France à La Courneuve 😡😤🤦♀️pic.twitter.com/Teec6KvdZV— 🌿🇫🇷LolitaZemorita🌿🇫🇷✝️ (@lolitazemorita) March 18, 2024
“We did it to ask for justice for Ouanis, even though his big brother asked for calm,” said one young man, who asked not to be named, referring to the death of an 18-year-old from La Courneve who was killed in a police chase on last wednesday.
“We are not worried about new attacks” and “we will take measures throughout the community in the coming days,” Nunes said after visiting workers at the police station at noon.
After the tragic death of 18-year-old Wanys at the hands of the police, tensions have reached a boiling point as riots took to the streets, targeting a police station in La Courneuve, France, four days later. The incident occurred following a fatal collision between a police… pic.twitter.com/Q8rZ7APIJA
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An AFP reporter said the police presence in the area was evident.
Wanish, who was riding a scooter, was chased by police after he refused to stop for a check. His bike was hit by a police car, which was called for backup and was coming from the opposite direction.
The lawyer for the young man’s family blamed the police on Friday that he was hit “on purpose”however the officers’ lawyer insists it was an accident.
c la guerre à La Courneuve pic.twitter.com/PJBUNTlQBb
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