Police were referred by Kalashnikov fire, kundi to Castellane. The site visit Manuel Valls was spoiled by this sudden outburst of violence.
The decidedly crime has nothing to do government agenda. While Marseille hosted on Monday, Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, and his interior minister in particular, to congratulate the local police for their encouraging results in the fight against crime, a wave of violence swept the City of Castellane, in the north of the city. The head of public safety, Pierre-Marie Bourniquel was even under fire Kalashnikovs, while on his way there. The never-seen.
It all started around 9 am 30, for “concerned parents who saw hooded and armed youths move around the city, including snipers on rooftops” says Samia Ghali, Socialist Senator of the northern districts. “Usually, the dealers are not that morning,” quips a witness.
A father, who saw armed thugs, assured La Provence have Dark prevent a nearby school. “But a mistress was already came face to face with two young arms”, he noticed. The Inspector General Bourniquel is alerted instantly. It adopts emergency measures. The master of all surrounding schools were invited to keep the kids inside school buildings and remove breaks.
“permanent pressure”
This is where thundered the first shots, “a burst, actually. It was felt almost hyper, it came from the foot of the hill, “said one witness. Meanwhile, the police force converge to the place of fire. The head of the Marseille police go there with his own car. Accompanied by a police commander, he tries to reach a high point of the area to direct intervention operations. Wishing to protect people and hoping to stop the shooting, he asked his driver to turn the siren two tone, as it approaches. But the criminals, far from impressed, pulling in his direction. The commander accompanying stops the vehicle and must lie on the ground. The car is not reached, but bullet holes were found at 2 or 3 meters down an embankment. “We made the outset rafaler” said, stunned, the boss of the Marseilles police.
Not only this behavior is not common among criminals who tend to usually to clear off the police arrived, but the number of belligerent also surprised: “two groups of five to ten people,” they said in the police at the time of hostilities
The local residents. proclaim their dismay. “We are used but I’m scared. The children have been released and are at home, “reassures Mariama, a mother of four young children. Nadia, a housekeeper of 51 years, agrees: “It’s become hot! It has deteriorated in recent years … “Regis delegate parents, went up:” It’s been six times that our school is attacked. This is not tolerable. Everyone has allowed the situation to deteriorate “Josiane, fifties, who lives three years in front of Castellane, is little more reassured.” I heard the shots this morning, she said. It is not exceptional. I’m in the front row and I regularly see young people doing rodeos on two wheels and shooting in the air, night and day. “
Jean-Claude Delage, Marseilles and Secretary General of Alliance (first union strength of the “big house”), tries to analyze the situation: “The police put constant pressure in the cities, not just in the northern districts, greatly disrupting traffic, making rogue more aggressive, “says he.
Review the criteria for self-defense
However, he continues,” we have taken a step, as heavily armed drug dealers no longer content not respond to the police action. They go on the attack! “According to him, it is urgent to review the criteria for self-defense to allow the police to be the most dangerous thugs, out of harm’s way, without having to wait to wipe the first fire. A bill of UMP des Alpes-Maritimes Eric Ciotti was filed in that last week. Police unions of all persuasions, waiting for the government seizes the subject.
For now, Castellane was closed. CRS were deployed in the city for several days. Two helicopters flew over the scene late into the evening. The armored truck IFNU turned in front of television cameras. Police seized 7 Kalashnikovs and twenty kilos of drugs. But after the event. The fight against gangs and drugs will be lengthy. And the most affected population is not made too many illusions.
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