In Rennes, a motorist points a dummy weapon in front of the demonstrators

On the images shot by witnesses of the scene, we see a man, arm outstretched, who seems to be aiming at demonstrators.

Sunday evening, a motorist brandished a weapon, which turned out to be fake, on the sidelines of the rally organized after the announcement of the results of the presidential election and the victory of Emmanuel Macron against Marine Le Pen.

A demonstration which brought together around 250 people according to the prefecture and which was interspersed with a few incidents, in particular fires in garbage cans and the degradation of some property.

Around 9 p.m., a motorist pulled out a pellet gun before getting back into his car and starting at the corner of rue de Dinan and rue Legraverend, not far from Place Sainte-Anne.

Arrested by the police, this septuagenarian was taken into custody.

He received a simple reminder of the law.

Seven people arrested on Sunday evening

According to a police source, the man would have taken fright and would have liked to protect his Audi TT.

, which revealed the information, mentions damage to the vehicle, in particular tags which would have been made by demonstrators.

A total of seven people were arrested Sunday evening in Rennes after the incidents in the city center.

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