police officers targeted in a shootout

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BAC police officers targeted last night in a sensitive district of La Duchère in Lyon while monitoring drug trafficking, officials came under fire the perpetrators of the attack managed to flee before the arrival of the Raid called in reinforcement.

Tuesday October 26, in the district of Duchère in Lyon (Rhône), an important police device was deployed. Investigators are looking for any clue that could trace the perpetrator of the shootings against the police. At around 7 p.m., Monday, October 25, a team from the Lyon anti-crime squad was patrolling the Duchère district, avenue Sakharov, when they were targeted by gunfire. The Raid was called in to reinforce two buildings.

This shooting takes place in a district known to be an important place of drug trafficking. “The actions we take to pound the places of dealings are having an effect. Undoubtedly, there are reactions and even serious reactions“, indicates Pascal Mailhos, the prefect of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The fight against drug trafficking is one of the priorities displayed by Gérald Darmanin, the Minister of the Interior:”I want to deplore that in certain districts in Lyon, there is not the slightest CCTV camera“.

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