France Launches 'Attempted Murder' Probe After Petrol Bomb Attack On Security Forces
- French prosecutors opened an attempted murder investigation after a petrol bomb was thrown at security forces during a weekend protest in Paris.
- The Paris police prefecture said several hundred rioters attacked security forces with projectiles, including a Molotov cocktail.
- Reported injuries included second-degree burns, while an assessment of all injuries continued.
- No suspects had been arrested, and investigators were working to identify those responsible.
42 Articles
42 Articles
A gendarme was wounded by a Molotov cocktail on Saturday 31 October, on the sidelines of the protest against expensive life in Paris, Charenton Gate. As his protections went on, the public prosecutor opened this...
France probes petrol-bomb attack on police
France has launched an attempted murder investigation after a petrol bomb was thrown at security forces during a weekend protest in Paris, prosecutors said on Sunday. On Saturday, clashes erupted in Paris and some other cities after hundreds of thousands of people staged a third weekend of protests against soaring living costs. The Paris police prefecture said that several hundred rioters had attacked security forces with projectiles, including …
Some of the weekend's protests turned into clashes between protesters and police.
A Molotov cocktail was thrown at security forces during a protest in Paris over the weekend, prompting an investigation into attempted murder, prosecutors told AFP on Sunday.
On Saturday, 70,000 police officers and gendarmes were mobilized. In Paris, the late afternoon and evening were very tense, the rioters openly and systematically taking to the police. Laurent Nuñez even described the situation as "unheard of violence". An investigation was opened for attempted homicide, at the Porte de Chareton, where a Molotov cocktail was thrown on a mobile gendarme despite his protective equipment. (Police, justice and other …
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
