The atmosphere is electric. About 200 people are gathered in the Grésilles district, in Dijon.Men armed with long iron bars try to hit the car, which is rushing towards them. Suddenly, the black Peugeot 307 hits a platform, rolls over before coming to a stop. A dozen people, some of whom are wearing hoods, come running and throw projectiles at the accident vehicle. The driver, seriously injured, was transported by firefighters to the town's teaching hospital. The scene was immortalized Sunday evening, shortly after 9 p.m., by several witnesses who then broadcast the images on social networks.
In #Dijon, the tension has been palpable for a few days.
People want to apply their Law and #Justice!
Indeed, #Tchetchenes came to battle it out with local individuals from the city of @dijon.
Like ⤵️, a scene of incredible violence. @ Frebsamen pic.twitter.com/7162caQgJz
In Dijon, the war between Chechen communities and drug dealers could have turned into drama.
The images are impressive, how did we get there?
Similar images on our territories, how can our fellow citizens feel safe? pic.twitter.com/B6QNKHqZ4i
According to the prosecutor of Dijon, questioned by France Bleu this Monday, the City of the Dukes was the scene, all weekend, of "communitarian" clashes. "Members of the Chechen community called on social networks from Friday to avenge the violence committed on a young person by people from the Maghreb community," said Eric Mathais. Police said the assault on the 16-year-old boy, who was hospitalized, took place last Wednesday. "Three nights in a row, we therefore have up to 140 people who come to Dijon in this context," said the prosecutor.
One gunshot wounded
Friday evening, members of the Chechen community, armed with iron bars and baseball bats, went to Place de la République to attack a shisha bar. A dozen people were injured in the fighting that broke out. New episode in the night from Saturday to Sunday, during which about fifty people burst into the Grésilles district. Shots were fired. A 38-year-old man, hit in the back, was taken to hospital in serious condition. Her days are no longer in danger, the prosecution said. Apart from the driver injured after losing control of his vehicle, Sunday evening was quieter, a source familiar with the matter said, stressing that many police officers had been mobilized to avoid further violence.
The prosecution seized the judicial police of Dijon and the departmental security “to try to understand what happened, to see what were the offenses committed - serious violence, violence with weapons, degradation -, and then to identify, d 'arrest and prosecute the perpetrators,' said the public prosecutor on France Bleu. No individual has been arrested yet.
"We can hope that things will calm down," added the magistrate. It seems that after these three episodes, the people and vehicles that had come from all over France gathered lastly at the Zenith, before leaving. "
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