The evening was lively this Tuesday evening in the Bellefontaine district. One or more individuals were targeted by the Mirail police station, using mortars.

The pressure rose by the end of the afternoon. Around 5 p.m., several residents of the area reported detonations, Place Abbal. And garbage cans caught fire on Kiev Street. According to witnesses, around 8 p.m., a Tisséo vehicle also came under mortar fire near the Cépière roundabout but the projectile did not hit anyone. This information has not yet been confirmed by Tisséo.

Firecrackers and other rockets continued to be heard late into the night. No individual was arrested among the excited. Why such violence? Is it linked to the numerous operations against drug trafficking launched by the police? The recent cannabis seizures by customs?

“There was no material damage or injuries. Alliance Police Nationale is once again protesting the increase in gratuitous violence against the police. We cannot accept that our colleagues are at hand. Alliance Police Nationale remains vigilant on the follow-up given to these attacks and calls on the representatives of the Administration on the real threat made towards our colleagues on a daily basis “, reacts the departmental secretary of the police union.