A member of the “Daltons” was arrested Wednesday for “mortar fire” against the police, on the sidelines of a demonstration in the Guillotière district in Lyon, we learned from a police source. The individual took advantage of the mess, caused by the arrival of the president of the RN Jordan Bardella in place Gabriel Péri, to attack the police.
An important security device had been deployed to maintain order and channel the ardor of a hundred demonstrators protesting against a direct from the CNews television channel, described as “provocative”, in which the elected frontist was invited to stroll in the area. “A lawless area”, according to the program presented by Jean-Marc Morandini.
Placed in custody
The “Dalton” whose age was not specified, was taken into custody, according to a police source interviewed by AFP after information given by a representative of the prefecture. The group of rappers from Lyon, known for provoking the police by wearing the yellow and black striped costume of the comic strip convicts, had announced an action on its Instagram account on Tuesday. At the same time, anti-fascist groups in Lyon called on social networks for mobilization against the arrival of Jordan Bardella.
La Guillotière, where a wild market has developed with various street trafficking arousing a strong feeling of insecurity among residents, has been at the center of the authorities’ attention for several months.