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In Mayotte, concern is mounting before the vast operation to dismantle and destroy slums. The objective is the mass expulsion of foreigners in an irregular situation. More than 1,800 members of the police are already on site, Monday, April 24.
A Garbage truck is in flames, Monday, April 24, in the middle of a crossroads in Mayotte, symbol of an increasingly tense situation between several groups of individuals and the police, including many reinforcements just arrived from mainland France. Since yesterday, escorted by RAID police officers, a CRS company has been deploying massively on the ground. The convoy moves slowly by 38°C in the jungle. To slow their progress, roadblocks have been set up in the middle of the road.
Protect local residents
The police, forced to stop, are targeted by projectiles. “Young people try to take high points to throw stones at us with more power“, explains Laurent Simonin, divisional commissioner, chief of police of Mayotte. Law enforcement objective: carry out extensive identity checks, disperse troublemakers and protect local residents. This morning at Koungou (Mayotte)in a slum that is about to be evacuated, each door is covered with an identification number assigned by social services.
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