2023-07-14 10:08:08
The evening and night were fairly calm, as authorities feared further violence on the eve of July 14 festivities. Some 45,000 police and gendarmes have been deployed since Thursday evening and will be deployed until Saturday morning by the government, to cover possible events. According to the Ministry of the Interior, on the night of Thursday to Friday, the evening turned out to be “very calm”: “Many checks were carried out by the police, everywhere in France. »
At 7 a.m. this Friday morning, the Ministry of the Interior reported 218 burnt vehicles (compared to 326 last year on the same date, a decrease of 33% compared to 2022). 23 times, the police were targeted by fireworks (compared to 180 times in 2022).
2,313 mortar fires were recorded throughout the territory and 19 people were arrested for these specific facts. In all, 97 people were arrested. The Paris police headquarters for its part has recorded 65 arrests (-78% compared to July 13, 2022) and 83 property fires (-53% compared to the last).
“The popular festivals were able to take place normally”
“Thank you to the police and emergency services mobilized last night. Thanks to their massive commitment, popular celebrations were able to take place normally everywhere in France and we are seeing a drop in damage compared to 2022,” the Minister of the Interior tweeted on Friday morning.
Thank you to the police and emergency services mobilized last night. Thanks to their massive commitment, popular festivals were able to take place normally everywhere in France and we are seeing a drop in damage compared to 2022.
— Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) July 14, 2023
In Île-de-France, however, a few incidents occurred last evening. In Paris, the police headquarters indicates that 65 people were arrested (-78% compared to this same night in 2022) for 83 “property fires” (-53% compared to 2022).
In Paris, rue de Crimée (19th century), a mortar fire from a neighboring roof ignited a terrace on the top floor of the building opposite. The fire was brought under control by firefighters. No, far away, rue Léon Giraud, another mortar shot targeted a vehicle. These incidents caused no injuries.
In Seine-et-Marne, according to the prefecture, a mortar shot hit a police car and another hit the back of the Villeparisis police station. In these two incidents, no one was injured and no one was arrested. In the Yvelines, 20 cars were burned.
In the Oise, a few garbage cans and five cars were set on fire in Creil, one in Compiègne and one in Beauvais. An official firework mortar that had deflected towards the crowd.
In Essonne, the authorities note a few car fires, without comparison with those of the last few days. Just like in Val-d’Oise where only one vehicle was burned before 1 am.
In Lille (North), its suburbs, Faches-Thumesnil, Villeneuve-d’Ascq, Roubaix, the authorities noted a handful of vehicle fires. Just like in Amiens (Somme), where two people were arrested for two cars and 9 burnt garbage cans, as well as the partial fire of a gymnasium in Abbeville caused by a hedge fire.
10,000 police officers deployed in Paris
For the first time on July 14, the special forces of the Raid, the GIGN and the BRI, as well as the helicopters and armored vehicles of the gendarmerie are engaged in the most sensitive municipalities. In Paris, around 10,000 police and gendarmes are on the ground, in the capital and its neighboring departments.
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“We are not afraid of anything, we are simply careful”, assured Thursday the prefect of police Laurent Nuñez, regretting that urban violence is “unfortunately part of the traditions” of July 14. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin renewed the system deployed during the violence following the death of Nahel, 17, killed by the shooting of a police officer during a road check in Nanterre on June 27.
This “exceptional device” of 45,000 police and gendarmes must be renewed on Friday evening.
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