Marseille: a 15-year-old minor arrested after an attack with a flaming spray during demonstrations
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A 15-year-old teenager was arrested and taken into police custody in Marseille, suspected of having projected flames with a spray in the face of a woman during high school demonstrations.
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Why It Matters
An attack took place in Marseille on the sidelines of high school demonstrations, captured on video and broadcast on social networks.
It is a fifteen-year-old minor who is suspected of having directed a flaming spray towards the face of a passer-by in Marseille on the sidelines of high school demonstrations. He was arrested and placed in police custody, AFP learned on Saturday from the prosecution.
A video of the attack, which took place Thursday in a square in Marseille not far from a high school, circulated on social networks, showing the woman interposing herself when a group tried to smash a bus shelter. A person with a masked face then activates a spray and a lighter, triggering a jet of flame at the victim's face.
Open Questions
- What exact charges will be brought against the minor?
- What is the victim's state of health?
