At least 14 arrested after an attempted assault on one of the main streets of Marseille

July 1 () –

At least 14 people were arrested on Saturday afternoon during an attempted assault on rue de La Canebière, one of the main streets of Marseille, in the context of riots and protests over the death of a 17-year-old boy Police hands.

The Marseille Police Headquarters has reported the arrests in response to the presence of compact groups attempting to loot in the area. Deployed police officers have managed to quickly disperse them, reports BFMTV.

Among those detained are seven individuals who were caught stealing from a Cash Converters store on Grand Littoral Street, the prefecture said. In addition, there was an attempt to gain access to the Canebière fire station, but the police thwarted it.

The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, has announced that this Saturday the mobilization of 45,000 police and gendarmes will continue to stop the riots that occurred during the protests over the death at the hands of the Police of a 17-year-old teenager, Nahel M., the Tuesday in Nanterre.

The Bouches-du-Rhône police headquarters has announced the deployment of the GIGN in Marseilles and will have two armored vehicles from the Gendarmerie. Darmanin confirmed the deployment of five units of mobile forces in the city of Marseille “in order to fully restore public order.”