Violence in student protests in France: Attack on woman with flamethrower in Marseille

The level of violence in the student protests that have been going on for 2 weeks in France continues unabated. During the protests that took place in the southern port city of Marseille last Thursday, images were recorded of students attacking public transportation vehicles and setting fire to at least one bus and a fire truck.

However, it attracted attention when a 15-year-old young man attacked a woman on the street with a flame-emitting machine.

During unrest in Marseille, when a masked and hooded rioter used a homemade aerosol “flamethrower” against a woman, her face was burned.

FLAME THREAD FROM SPRAY CAN

The victim, who is said to be a social worker, told BFM TV that while she was waiting for the bus, a group of young people approached and started destroying the bus stop. He stated that he tried to intervene, so one of the youths used the spray can as an improvised flamethrower.

In her statement, the woman said, "I did not expect such violence. I thought I would be pushed and shoved... I did not expect children to use this much violence. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries on my face as the photos show."