A few incidents punctuated the evening of the Fête nationale in the Paris region on Tuesday, but the results of the evening were generally much quieter than in 2019, according to a police source. In particular, a bus was burnt down in Suresnes, in the Hauts-de-Seine. 

The evening of July 14, in the particular context of the coronavirus epidemic, was much quieter than in 2019, according to a police source. Some incidents have however been recorded in the Paris region. 

Fireman wounded by bullets in Essonne

A bus was set on fire in Suresnes, in the Hauts-de-Seine, after a mortar jet. Six people were arrested. An apartment in the 13th arrondissement of Paris was also burned down, with no one injured. Mortar jets were finally reported in Sèvres and Vanves, against the police stations, and others aimed directly at the police in Paris, Porte de Vincennes and Porte d'Orléans. A firefighter was also wounded by bullet in service, around 11:30 p.m., in Étampes, in Essonne. The firefighters, called for a fire in the sensitive district of Guinettes, were shot at least once. The author is on the run. 

Fireworks shot without audience

Last year, in the sensitive context of the demonstrations of "yellow vests", 180 people had been arrested in Paris, according to the police headquarters. Due to the sanitary measures in force, the fireworks were this year fired without public, from the Eiffel Tower, with a large exclusion zone aimed at avoiding any gathering of people.