Index – Abroad – Only 861 cars were set on fire in France on New Year’s Eve



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861 cars were set on fire in France on New Year’s Eve; Five years ago, the number of burning cars was not so low, which, according to French radio Europe 1, is due to the coronavirus epidemic and the curfew.

While 1,457 cars caught fire on New Year’s Eve a year ago, this year, according to New Year’s Eve data, “only” 861, down 41 percent, can be read on Saturday on the Europe website. 1.

In a letter to county leaders, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin explicitly requested that county data not be released to avoid “competition.”

This year’s New Year’s Eve was unusual due to the curfew starting at 8pm and the hundreds of thousands of police and gendarmes patrolling the streets. His job was to enforce the curfew, prevent illegal parties and street riots.

6,600 people were punished for various violations of the rules and laws, not wearing a mask, violation of the curfew and unauthorized fireworks.

662 people were produced, of which 407 were placed in preventive detention, writes the MTI.

Another big French New Year event, the rave party of more than 2,500 people since Thursday, ended on Saturday morning, writes MTI. Here we write more about the French illegal rave party:

All hell broke loose at the illegal party, a crisis team was summoned

The party in France continues to this day, and authorities have thus far proven largely powerless to angry rave fans.



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