A game of pétanque (illustration) -

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The police intervened on Saturday, in the Beaux-Arts district, in Montpellier (Hérault), while around forty people had gathered, despite health measures linked to the Covid-19 epidemic, for a part of pétanque in the sun, learned

20 minutes

from the police.

The party was organized on the occasion of a birthday.

Some participants were under the influence of alcohol.

Two VP

The police immediately asked the president of the local club to evacuate the premises, informing him of the health risks of such a gathering, and of the risks of an administrative procedure if such an event were to be repeated.

He was fined for unauthorized assembly.

The participants left the scene.

An individual was also fined for not wearing a mask.

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  • Languedoc-Roussillon

  • Montpellier

  • Police

  • Petanque

  • Covid 19

  • Coronavirus

  • Miscellaneous