A policeman was injured by stone throwing in Pamiers, Ariege, during an intervention for a fire of garbage, said Sunday the prosecutor of Foix.
First bottles, then stones
In the night from Friday to Saturday, firefighters and police intervened "for a fire at the level of HLM Gloriette" in Pamiers, according to a statement from the prosecutor. "On the spot, several people on the forecourt threw several bottles at the police vehicle, one of which hit the right rear door of the police vehicle near which there was an official without to hurt him ", according to the prosecutor Laurent Dumaine.
"In order not to aggravate the situation, the police retreated to the parking lot of the school nearby, where police officers were thrown stones at them. 'one of them received a stone in the head and was wounded'.
Five to ten troublemakers wanted
Conducted at the hospital, "he received appropriate care (stitches) .The total incapacity for work arising from the facts for this official is in the evaluation court". The calm was brought back quickly thanks to reinforcements. Investigations "tending to identify the five to ten individuals perpetrators of these facts are currently in progress", according to the magistrate.