Nearly 6,500 people participated in the Carnival of La Plaine -
Mathilde Ceilles / 20 Minutes
Two additional people were arrested on the sidelines of the Plaine carnival in Marseille,
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from the Bouches-du-Rhône police headquarters, confirming information from the deputy mayor in charge of security Yannick Ohanessian on France Bleu Provence.
At the time of writing, the charges against these two arrested people are unknown.
In total, nine participants of this carnival, which brought together nearly 6,500 people in downtown Marseille on Sunday, were arrested after damage committed at the end of the event.
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"It is completely unacceptable while all the French are making efforts, adapting, organizing themselves to respect as much as possible the different regulations that take place to fight against this epidemic, we see a certain number of revelers who have, in total irresponsibility, participated in this carnival ”, reacted Camille Chaize on Franceinfo, about this carnival, which a large majority of participants attended unmasked.
"There have been dozens of verbalizations, arrests numbering nine, police custody are still in progress and I understand that there are currently links with the public prosecutor to judicialize as much as possible", she added.
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