Two police officers were injured on Wednesday in Lyon, after being attacked by around fifty individuals who wanted to prevent them from arresting the author of a necklace theft, learns
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from a police source.
The facts took place in the Guillotière district, in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, around 7:25 p.m.
The police, who were patrolling the neighborhood, wanted to arrest a man suspected of having stolen a necklace a few minutes earlier.
As they tried to handcuff him, about fifty people approached them and wanted to intervene.
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The officials were the targets of projectiles and received tear gas.
They managed to flee and take refuge in a convenience store while waiting for reinforcements with the man they had arrested.
Two officers were injured.
An investigation was opened by the prosecution, entrusted to the departmental security.
On Twitter, the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, expressed his "full support" for these police officers "victims of unbearable violence".
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