A mortar shot during a rap video shoot causes a controlled fire in Lyon
Quick Look
- This Saturday around 11 p.m., a group of young people filmed a rap clip without authorization at Place Jean-Macé in Lyon.
- During the intervention of the police, they fired a mortar, a projectile reaching the balcony of an apartment on the 7th floor, causing a fire that was quickly brought under control without damage.
- One man was arrested, the other participants fled, and an investigation is underway.
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Why It Matters
A group of young people gathered at Place Jean-Macé in Lyon to shoot a rap clip without prior authorization.
This Saturday around 11 p.m., a group of young people gathered at Place Jean-Macé in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon to shoot a rap video. A gathering without prior authorization, during which the forty people present fired mortars during the intervention of the police. According to information from BFMTV, confirmed to Le Figaro by a police source, one of the projectiles fell on the balcony of an apartment located on the 7th floor. The fire, although small, was quickly brought under control and caused no damage.
A man was arrested during the police intervention and the majority of the participants in the clip fled. An investigation is underway.
What to Watch
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The police investigation will make it possible to identify other participants in the filming.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What is the exact age of the man arrested?
- What are the charges against him?
- Will participants who fled be identified and prosecuted?
- Were there any spectators or residents present during the incident?






