In Rouen (Seine-Maritime), five people suspected of belonging to the ultra-right were arrested this Saturday. Three of them are suspected of attacking two people and throwing tear gas.
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Five people, suspected of belonging to the ultra-right, and one of whom is known for his ultra-nationalist ideology, were taken into police custody in Rouen (Seine-Maritime) this Saturday, for violence in meeting and carrying a weapon after attacking two people, learned franceinfo from a source close to the investigation.
These arrests took place on the evening of the great maritime celebration of the Armada, in Rouen, during which the rapper Médine gave a concert, from 6:50 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The rapper is regularly criticized by the right and the extreme right, the latter of which had requested the deprogramming of the concert.
The suspects fled before being arrested
This Saturday evening, a group of five people suspected of belonging to the ultra-right, was spotted in the city center around 8:45 p.m. Three of them are suspected of assaulting two people and throwing tear gas. The three suspects fled and joined the other two. They were checked and arrested a little later by police, this source told franceinfo.
They were all in possession of clothing to conceal themselves (choker, balaclava), protective shells for one of them, and/or weapons and weapons by destination (knife, tear gas canister).