Last Sunday, the La Courneuve police station, in Seine-Saint-Denis, was the target of an impressive firework mortar attack. Once synonymous with celebrations, fireworks are now the expression of uninhibited violence against the police.
For only 48 euros, delinquents can easily obtain a deadly weapon which sends 380 shots from more than 80 km/h. “The images are terrible, it shows that we can besiege a police station at any time and with complete impunity with these weapons!”, says a police union official.