Fires raged in the French city of Lyon amid a series of explosions and arson attacks on Thursday.
Police officers came under attack as the district of La Duchère was rocked by ‘urban violence’ blamed on a near-fatal crash of a teenager riding a stolen scooter on Wednesday.
The crash occurred under otherwise unclear circumstances, but ‘youths’ in the region have used it as an excuse to wage war on cops and destroy private and public property in the region.
La #duchère à #Lyon aujourd'hui c'est quelque chose pic.twitter.com/89oOqrSaWn
— ᴄʟᴇ́ᴍᴇɴᴛ (@OmgStype) March 4, 2021
La guerre a la duchere pic.twitter.com/U9YbVJua3l
— mohamed (@quichette69) March 4, 2021
Les émeutes se propagent ce soir à #Lyon, quartier La Duchère. La situation sécuritaire du pays est hors de contrôle ! pic.twitter.com/dAtGJt1le3
— Andréa Kotarac (@AndreaKotarac) March 4, 2021
Media black out. France Lyon tonight
— Gefira Foundation (@Gefira_org) March 4, 2021
Urban violence in progress at La Duchère in Lyon, possible reprisals after the heavy fall of a teenager on a scooter, the police accused by the young people https://t.co/gRGbnsPOEx
Multiple cars and motorcycles were destroyed by arsonists and smoke could be seen billowing over the city in videos shared to social media.
“Bus stops have been vandalized and other vehicles damaged. Video surveillance was also damaged,” Actu 17 reports. “The police were the target of fireworks mortars and projectile launches. The officials used tear gas.”
At least twelve suspects were arrested during the chaos, according to local media.
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