Europe 1 with AFP // Photo credits: Fiora Garenzi / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP 7:05 a.m., March 18, 2024

The La Courneuve police station, in Seine-Saint-Denis, was the target this Sunday, March 17, of significant firework mortars and projectiles, four days after the death of young Wanys R., a young man from the city , after refusing to comply.

The La Courneuve police station (Seine-Saint-Denis) was targeted on Sunday evening by significant fire from mortar fireworks and projectiles, four days after the death of a young person from the city during a chase , AFP learned from a police source.

“Individuals threw fireworks mortars and projectiles at the La Courneuve police station. Trash cans were set on fire,” a police source told AFP, indicating that the events began shortly before 11 p.m.

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Six arrests at 11:30 p.m.

At 11:30 p.m., six people had been arrested.

Reinforcements were being deployed across the city and to secure the police station.

Around midnight, calm returned, according to the same source.

Videos posted on social networks showed groups of individuals firing fireworks in abundance at the facade of the police station.

On its X account, the T1 tramway announced around 11:00 p.m. that traffic was interrupted between La Courneuve and Saint-Denis “following security measures”.

La Courneuve is the subject of particular attention following the death Wednesday evening of a young person from the city, Wanys R, during a chase with the police Wednesday evening in Aubervilliers.

The scooter driven by the 18-year-old was pursued by the police after a refusal to control.

In an avenue in Aubervilliers, his two-wheeler was hit by a vehicle from an anti-crime brigade (BAC) called for reinforcements, which was coming in the opposite direction.

In the collision, Wanys R. was killed and his passenger injured.

A video of the tragedy was widely distributed on social networks and in the media.

The family's lawyer accused the police on Friday of having "deliberately" hit him, with the police's lawyer criticizing an "untruth" and defending the accident theory.