Shops targeted, gas station attacked: in the aftermath of the violence, tensions persist in Rhône high schools

Trash cans burning against the facade of the establishment and high school students fleeing under a cloud of tear gas. The blockade at the Ampère high school degenerated this Tuesday morning after several days of calm mobilization. Mortars were fired and police officers attacked nearby, indicates the Rhône prefecture.

The danger presented by the trash fire led to their intervention and the arrest of three people. This Wednesday, an important device was deployed at this nerve center of the Lyon protest. A security system has been put in place “to allow the entry of students and prevent new risks of degradation and violence”, specifies the prefecture.

At the other end of the Rhône department, the climate is tense at the Louis Armand high school in Villefranche-sur-Saône. “Several hooded individuals armed with sticks attempted to destroy the entrance lodge by pouring gasoline and trying to break the gate,” indicates the prefecture, specifying…