“It’s an urban guerrilla warfare”: a hundred individuals attack vehicles in Limoges, clashes with the police

The facts occurred around 01:00 am near the popular district of Val de l’Arrence, where “a hundred people” blocked the RN141 leading to Angoulême and attacked vehicles, “mainly by mortar fire”, according to the prefecture.

“There were between 100. For example. Similarly, 150 hooded individuals, armed with Molotov cocktails, mortars, pebbles, as well as iron bars and baseball bats”, detailed to AFP Laurent Nadeau, departmental secretary of the Alliance police union.

The police have made use of defense ball launchers (LBD) and tear gas and the scuffles stopped around 4:00 am.

“It is an urban guerrilla warfare,” denounced to AFP Émile Roger Lombertie, mayor (LR) of Limoges. Consequently, “They are organized. structured. it is programmed, there is “it’s urban guerrilla warfare”: hundred new a plan, an armament, an ambush given to the police and road users,” he deplored.

“It is not a spontaneous manifestation to complain “it’s urban guerrilla warfare”: hundred about something. There is no pretext. Nothing. There is the desire to destroy and show that the territory belongs to you,” he insisted.

Nine of the ten injured police officers suffer from tinnitus. the tenth of a hand injury, according to the Limoges prosecutor’s office.

An investigation was opened for participation in an armed crowd. violence on the police. told AFP Émilie Abrantes, a publication of the Republic in Limoges, pending possible complaints of targeted motorists overnight.

“Vehicles have been targeted but we are not aware of injuries” at this stage, said the magistrate.

This scuffle night follows other clashes that occurred in the same area on the evening of July 14.

“It has been 4-5 years that it has been exploding “it’s urban guerrilla warfare”: hundred new in this district. For me. there is danger. ” said Émile Roger Lombertie, describing a “high poverty district with young immigration” become, according to him “an area of lawlessness”.

“it’s urban guerrilla warfare”: hundred

The Ministry of the Interior has announced the deployment in Limoges of the CRS 82 company. based in Saint-Herblain (Loire-Atlantique) and specialized in the maintenance of order.