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Following violent riots in Nantes, following a deadly police operation, the authorities defended their actions. The witnesses, however, contradict the official record.
By Sabine Wachs, ARD Studio Paris
200 police officers were deployed at night. In three districts of the city of Nantes, in the west of France, young people have fought against the police. They threw Molotov cocktails, set cars on fire and set fire to a shopping center. The riots were triggered by the death of a 22-year-old man Tuesday night
Police: the suspect wanted to run
The police officers checked the young man in his car for an administrative offense: "We have him asked to stop the engine and go to the police station with the police, "Christophe Bertrand of the police department responsible describes the conduct of the check." At that moment, the driver backed up and tried to s & # 39; 39, run away, and he hit a policeman, and one of the policemen who surrounded him shot him. "
The young man was allegedly hit by the carotid artery. Hospital, he succumbed to his injuries, Nicole Klein, responsible prefect, said: "It took us some time to clear up the identity of the man, and at 5:30 this morning we knew he was known to the police.The 22-year-old, at least at the moment, should have been by the police, all this is being clarified.
Police Defend Action
According to Nantes prosecutors, investigations into the death of man have now begun. The circumstances in which the officer used his gun are the subject of an investigation.
Yves Lefevre, secretary general of the FO union, told BFMTV that the police officer had acted correctly: "Such situations do not want a police officer in France, it is a stressful situation, the cop must protect the lives of his peers, the lives of two close children and his own, where you have to react in seconds – and my colleagues did well last night.The car, with which the young man wanted to flee and should have hit a police officer, says the police investigator, could be considered in this case as a weapon. [1965] 905 Witnesses doubt the official representation
Witnesses report on the channel BFMTV The man did not want not to escape the police check and had not hit a police officer, the mayor of Nantes, Johanna Rolland, came on the scene during the night and told the family of her killed and promised the ill The priority, however, is that the situation in the city calms down.
Around 3 am, the situation in the neighborhoods of Nantes seems to be still calmed. The three districts where the riots of the night took place are known as the central districts of the city.
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