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New incidents and looting attempts took place at the end of the afternoon, this Saturday July 1 in Marseille. The Marseille city was the scene of riots for long hours on the night of July 1.
Dozens of people with concealed faces are targeting vehicles. They set it on fire and use it as barricades. Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) was the epicenter of violence in France on the night of July 1. To the firing of fireworks mortars, the police respond with gas shots tear gas. A RAID unit is deployed in the city center and proceeded to tough arrests. From 9 p.m., the district near the Old Port was ransacked and looted. “They are just small“, notes a local resident.
95 people arrested
The rioters are often young. They attack the windows with kicks and punches. Then film themselves to show it on social networks. When the police approach, everyone spreads the word to flee. The game of cat and mouse lasted part of the night. An armory was targeted in the city. A total of 95 people were arrested.