Illegal 1,500-strong rave kicks off in France after night of clashes that saw 5 police injured & reveler LOSE a hand (VIDEOS)
An unauthorized party in France’s Brittany region has had a truly chaotic start, as it was preceded by a night of clashes between the police and revelers, with five officers injured and one partygoer losing a hand in the violence. Read Full Article at RT.com
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An unauthorized party in France’s Brittany region has had a truly chaotic start, as it was preceded by a night of clashes between the police and revelers, with five officers injured and one partygoer losing a hand in the violence.
The revelers had flocked to a horse racing track outside the northwestern French town of Redon late on Friday in advance of the open-air event. The rave had not been authorized by the authorities, as it contravened coronavirus regulations, and some 400 police and gendarmes moved in on Saturday night to disperse the crowds before it started.
ALERTE - Un manifestant a perdu sa main après l’explosion d’une grenade.
— Clément Lanot (@ClementLanot) June 19, 2021
Mais impossible de voir clairement le déroulé des faits car il fait nuit.
En voulant signaler la situation aux gendarmes, j’ai été visé par un tir de LBD. #Redon #Teknibal #SteveMaiaCanico @CLPRESSFR https://t.co/evWK0s3jLZ pic.twitter.com/EBcuYyXei7
However, the police action soon devolved into “very violent clashes” between the revelers and the officers, state representative Emmanuel Berthier said. “The police were confronted with violent individuals who refused to leave the premises for several hours,” he told the AFP news agency.
Footage of the scene shows rowdy partygoers fending off the police with fireworks and what appear to be Molotov cocktails.
