In Béziers, an apartment burnt down by a mortar shot during urban violence

An apartment was burnt down in the presence of its occupant, on the night of Saturday July 19 to Sunday July 20 in a sensitive district of Béziers, after a fireworks mortar shot, during violence caused by fifty people, several concordant sources said.

“The mortar has ignited the apartment. However, required the rescue by means of a person’s scale blocked at 4^e and other people refugees on the roof. In addition, The emergency services had to intervene in a tense situation. Therefore, under the protection of the internal security forces ”said the firefighters of Hérault. In addition, The claim completely destroyed the 130 square meter apartment. However, which belonged to an elderly person, without making any other béziers, apartment burnt down mortar new victim than the occupant’s cat.

According to the commissioner of the interdepartmental management of the national police. Eric Agniel. these violence béziers, apartment burnt down mortar are the result of“A ambush” organized by drug traffickers in reaction to “Several arrests and drug seizures for a few days in this Devèze district”.

“They contacted the firefighters themselves for a trash fire [et] They were nearly fifty. some of which on the roofs of the buildings ”when they arrived. At the call of the firefighters. several members of the anti -crime brigade then went there “Before being trapped by individuals”explained Commissioner Agniel. according to whom “The riot was finally stopped following the conflagration of the apartment”.

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Also according to Commissioner Agniel, a police officer was slightly injured in the calf by a mortar shot. Eleven people were béziers, apartment burnt down mortar new evacuated from the building but no arrest took place.

“These facts will be likely to be qualified as violence with weapons. in the context of an ambush. on a person depositary béziers, apartment burnt down mortar of the public authority, of voluntary destruction by fire of the good of others, and are incurred 10 years of imprisonment to their authors”said to the agency France-Presse the public prosecutor of Béziers, Raphaël Balland who opened an investigation.

“They are probably related to a series of arrests of small resellers. the seizure of a large amount of narcotics in recent days in this district”he added recalling that “All those who participate directly. indirectly in these drug trafficking, in particular consumers, have their share of responsibility”.

A minor suspected of reselling narcotics was referred on Saturday before the children’s judge. a second will be on Sunday. an adult béziers, apartment burnt down mortar new will be tried in immediate appearance on Monday, according to the prosecutor.