A resident of Malakoff (Hauts-de-Seine) alerted the police on Tuesday after seeing at the top of a building next to hers two individuals whom she took for criminals.
The witness indeed believed to see that the men wore balaclavas and held “long weapons”, explained the police force to the
Parisian
.
The suspects were in fact workers carrying out work on the roof of the building.
The local resident was in good faith.
However, his phone call led to the emergency intervention of members of a column of the operational support group (GSO), armed to the teeth.
Some of the police stationed themselves in front of the place indicated by the witness to watch the two men while others prepared to neutralize them.
A trivial intervention on an air conditioner
To the surprise of the workers busy repairing an air conditioning system, the specialists burst onto the roof with all their arsenal.
The explanations of the two workers and the verification of their identity dispelled any doubt as to the reasons for their presence on the scene.
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