The relatively classic intervention almost turned into a drama. This Sunday, around 7 p.m., a crew of the anti-crime brigade (Bac) which intervened on an urban rodeo in Bonneuil-sur-Marne, in Val-de-Marne, was injured by a fireworks mortar which landed in the interior of their car, learned 

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sources. One of the officials was burned in the back and rushed to hospital. "His vital prognosis is not engaged," said the Créteil prosecutor's office. His two colleagues were slightly injured in the eardrums by the sound of the explosion.

According to the first elements of the investigation, the crew was in the heart of the Cité Fabien, a sensitive area of ​​the town, where the urban rodeo had been reported.

On site, he notes that around forty people are present on the scene.

It is from this group that the firing of the projectile emanates.

According to a police source, the mortar landed in the passenger compartment, passing through the rear window of the vehicle, lowered during the intervention.

The three crew members managed to get out of the car quickly, before being taken care of by the emergency services.

The vehicle was partially burnt.

Six arrests

Many police forces quickly converged on the scene to restore calm and allow the technical and scientific police to make the first observations.

According to our information, they themselves also suffered some mortar fire without them doing any damage.

Six arrests took place in the evening, among which a large majority concerned minors.

6 individuals arrested following an assault on courageous police officers from Val-de-Marne who were acting against urban rodeos.

To fire mortars at police officers is to want to injure or kill them.

The state will respond strongly to these violent acts against our police.

- Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) July 25, 2021

The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, reacted in the evening on Twitter.

"To fire fireworks at the police is to want to injure or kill them", he said, specifying that he would go in the evening to the police station of Créteil.

The investigations, entrusted to the public security of Val-de-Marne, are continuing.

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