Mayor Yannick Moreau (DVD) speaks of “unacceptable excess of violence”.
The seaside resort of Sables-d'Olonne, in Vendée, was once again the scene of clashes this weekend.
Monday afternoon, a man was also sentenced to six months in prison, with a committal warrant, for having participated, reports the newspaper
Ouest-France
.
He will also have to pay 500 euros in damages to two police officers, one of whom was injured.
According to the daily, about 150 young people were gathered on the embankment around 2 a.m., when two municipal police officers were targeted by projectiles.
The situation escalated, street furniture vandalized, tear gas canisters used.
Calm did not return until about three hours later.
The "necessary reinforcements"
In a press release, the mayor of Sables-d'Olonne describes “crowds, nuisances, damage and attacks” which now occur “every weekend”.
Monday evening, the city council questioned the Interior Ministry and asked for the "necessary reinforcements".
According to
Ouest-France
, a 23-year-old young man had already been sentenced last week to one year in prison for having assaulted police officers ten days ago.
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