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More than 2,500 young people threw a monster party on New Year’s Eve, despite strict quarantine measures imposed by the French authorities. They met in a disused warehouse in the west of the country, and when they were discovered by the police they reacted with hostility and set fire to a car of gendarmes.
Although the authorities banned any New Year’s Eve parties and gatherings in the town of Lieuron, in western France, thousands of young people, French and foreigners, gathered at such an illegal party, some 2,500 of them still there on Friday noon, Due to the operation, the evacuation was not easy.
On Thursday night, several thousand party-goers, aged between 20 and 30, entered the disused warehouse in Lieuron, a city about 40 kilometers south of Rennes.
“We feel invaded”
“I saw a sea of cars coming, nobody could do anything. Going to resist them would have been difficult. They were well prepared. Somehow we feel invaded, ”said the mayor of the town.
One of the participants said that the plan was to meet first in a shopping mall parking lot and then go to Lieuron. Hundreds of cars drove to the industrial zone of the city. The plan was for the party to last until Saturday night.
Party goers reacted violently
Finally, the gendarmes were called in, who intervened, but “they were beaten by the violent hostility of many party-goers, a gendarmerie vehicle caught fire, others were damaged and bottles and stones were thrown at the soldiers, causing injuries.” easy, “the local prefecture announced in a statement. The gendarmes needed reinforcements, including helicopters, to secure the party venue and road hubs after party-goers were evacuated.
An investigation has been opened into the outrage and the illegal organization of holiday gatherings.
It wasn’t the only underground party discovered by New Year’s authorities, but it was by far the largest. Another party, with “only” 400 participants, was held in Marseille in a hall. The organizer was arrested, along with two partygoers who came into conflict with the police.
Various parties were also organized in the Paris region, usually also in buildings in the industrial zone. Hundreds of people were fined.
In fact, after several incidents on New Year’s Eve, including the burning of more than 60 cars, the French authorities announced that they are extending the time interval of the traffic ban in 15 departments of the country. Thus, people will no longer be able to circulate on the streets, without a good reason, from 6:00 p.m., and not from 8:00 p.m. as before.
Editor: Luana Pavaluca
