The violence marked Monday evening the 9th arrondissement of Lyon.
An investigation for attempted homicide was opened after the police had come under fire, which did not injure, while monitoring drug trafficking, according to the prefecture.
"The events which took place this evening at La Duchère are serious since one or more individuals deliberately shot at national police officers", declared the prefect Pascal Mailhos, specifying that "very fortunately, no one is injured".
Bac policemen
These are three police officers from a crew of the anti-crime brigade (Bac) who were targeted during "a classic surveillance intervention of a point of deal", he said. "We are in a place of very strong" deal "and undoubtedly, it is in connection with actions (against drug trafficking) which have taken place in recent days, and in particular last week," said the representative of the State, adding that searches were underway to find the perpetrator (s) of the shootings.
According to the regional daily
Le Progrès
, the shooting occurred in the early evening, before the neighborhood was cordoned off by the police, who called in reinforcements from the Raid.
The mayor of Lyon, Grégory Doucet (EELV), visited the scene.
"It is an extremely serious fact since obviously these shots were made to kill", he declared.
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
250,000 euros and 14 kilos of cannabis seized in the Tonkin district
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Anti crime squad
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