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His condition was desperate Tuesday evening. A man, aged about thirty, was between life and death after having received several hammer blows on the head in Saint-Priest near Lyon, reveals Le Progrès .

The assault occurred around 5 p.m. It all started with a sharp altercation in a tobacco shop for reasons still unknown. The fight involving several individuals is said to have continued in the hall of a building, located in the Bel-Air district. It was there that two people were reportedly injured after being hammered. Including their thirties.

Three suspects in police custody

According to a witness quoted by the regional daily, the main victim was in the wrong place and could have been accidentally hit. This has not yet been confirmed by the Lyon prosecutor's office.

Three suspects were arrested and placed in police custody Tuesday evening. An investigation is opened for attempted homicide.

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