a police officer injured by a firework mortar fire inside a vehicle
Three police officers from the canine brigade were targeted Thursday evening in Canteleu by a dozen young people. They filed a complaint.
A police officer was lightly burned Thursday evening, December 30 by a firework mortar fire inside a police vehicle in Canteleu (Seine-Maritime), near Rouen, AFP learned from police sources on Friday. .
The facts took place around 11:00 p.m. Thursday. Three police officers from the canine brigade were assisting firefighters called for trash fires and were targeted by firework mortar fuses fired by a dozen young people, some of whom were masked, according to a police source.
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A policeman opened the window to fire a defense bullet launcher (LBD) and a rocket then entered the vehicle. One policeman suffered minor burns to his neck and temple while another suffered from tinnitus, another police source said. The three police officers lodged a complaint and an investigation was opened for willful violence against persons holding public authority. There was no questioning. Monday evening, the firefighters had already been targeted by fireworks mortar fire in the same town of Canteleu. A firefighter was slightly injured, according to the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS) of Seine-Maritime.
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