2023-07-04 21:29:52
– Investigation opened after the death of a man on Saturday night
The 27-year-old was probably hit by a “falsh-ball type” projectile in Marseille on the night of Saturday to Sunday.
Published: 04.07.2023, 23:29
The second city of France was affected by clashes between police and groups of young people, as well as by looting, during the weekend.
AFP
“Events of the riot and looting type took place that night in the sector, without it being possible to determine whether the victim had participated in them or even if he had been able to circulate in such an area”, underlines however the parquet floor. “The elements of the investigation make it possible to retain as probable a death caused by a violent shock to the thorax caused by the firing of a projectile of + flash-ball type +”, details the same source, confirming information from the weekly Marianne and the regional daily La Marseillaise.
Marseille affected by clashes between young people and police
“This impact led to cardiac arrest and therefore death in the near future”, adds the Marseille prosecutor’s office, which specifies that it has opened “a judicial investigation on the count of fatal blows with the use or threat of a weapon”.
The second city of France was affected by clashes between police and groups of young people, as well as by looting, during the weekend. A very muscular police force had been put in place on Saturday after a particularly violent Friday night.
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