A man suspected of the kidnapping of a grocer arrested in Avignon

A grocer would have been kidnapped at the exit of his business in Avignon (Vaucluse) on the night of this Monday to Tuesday.

Several individuals would have forced him into a car before announcing their intention to kill him, says

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The 25-year-old trader finally managed to escape.

He then went to the police station to explain what he had just suffered.

Four police officers injured

Shortly after, four individuals were spotted by the police near a vehicle.

They fled when they saw the police.

One of the suspects was however arrested, not without difficulty.

Four police officers were injured, as was the defendant.

The latter, a 25-year-old man suspected of being involved in the narcotics world, was then designated by the grocer as one of his kidnappers.

The suspect, however, denies his involvement in the kidnapping.

An investigation has been opened.

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