PARIS (AP) – Ravers at a clandestine New Year’s Eve party that drew at least 2,500 people in western France attacked the police sent to close them, setting fire to one of their vehicles and wounding police officers with bursts of bottles and stones, officials said Friday. market.
Ravers aboard hundreds of vehicles began to converge on hangars in Lieuron, Brittany, on Thursday night for the New Year’s party, the regional government said on Friday in a statement.
Police and their vehicles were attacked when they tried to prevent ravers from installing their party equipment, he said.
Some police officers suffered minor injuries, the statement said. As of Friday morning, 2,500 ravers from France and abroad were still celebrating, surrounded by a reinforced police presence, the newspaper said. First aid distributed hand masks and gel to try to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Prosecutors are looking at a range of possible criminal charges. The party also took place despite France’s national curfew from 8 pm to 6 am, with the aim of deterring public meetings during the pandemic.
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