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Quick Look
Two violent incidents were reported: in Rouen, a group of young Catholics were attacked on October 31, and in Lyon, a police commander was attacked during the blockade of a high school.
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Why It Matters
The facts reported concern physical attacks that occurred in Rouen on October 31 and in Lyon on a Friday morning.
“We had no right of citizenship as white people”: the story of the gratuitous attack on a group of young Catholics in Rouen
On October 31, Martin, 24, and his friends were violently beaten by several dozen individuals who called them “fascists” and “dirty white people.” Four of them ended up in the emergency room.
Lyon: what we know about the lynching of a police commander on the sidelines of the blockade of a high school
The head of the local Public Security Service was violently attacked by several individuals on Friday morning, while he tried to arrest a young man on the sidelines of the blockade of a Lyon high school.
Open Questions
- What are the legal consequences for the attackers?
- What is the current state of health of the victims?






