Roland's squatted house, avenue de Fronton in Toulouse (illustration).
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Fred Scheiber / SIPA
"This afternoon, a welcoming committee was waiting for these sub-cops who ate a few shots and some gas."
Thus ends on a libertarian site an article called "Backlash for the anti-squat militia" published this Sunday.
This statement, in the form of a demand, refers to the assault on the supporters of Roland on Saturday, whose house had been occupied since September until the squatters left the premises Thursday evening.
This group of Toulousains, mobilized for several days to support the 88-year-old retiree who could no longer access his house that he wanted to sell, had made an appointment to celebrate the departure of the squatters, a form of "victory" .
Balaclavas, batons and tear gas for attackers
Announced on social networks, this meeting at Lake Sesquières quickly came to an end.
They were in fact expected by a dozen people, all dressed in black, hooded and armed with batons.
The latter, supporters of the squatters, did not hesitate to use tear gas and vandalize the motorcycle of one of Roland's supporters.
A case which had already caused great tensions in front of the house and which therefore continued elsewhere.
The victims went to file a complaint at the police station on Sunday.
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Toulouse: Roland, 88, can no longer access his house occupied by squatters
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Squatted house in Toulouse: Former rugby player Grégory Lamboley launches a jackpot to support Roland, 88 years old
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