In the middle of the night and while participating in an illegal rave party, dozens of partygoers felt obliged to call the police. At issue: the intervention of around thirty people from the traveling community who, exasperated by the noise of the sound systems, very violently invited themselves to the party. According to “ West France ”, some of them were “armed”.
Julien Valdenaire, captain and commander of the rescue operations, explained to Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the rave party took place in the immediate vicinity of a Traveler camp and that it had brought together some 4,000 people. The first altercations took place around 8 p.m. and the gypsies mainly attacked festival-goers near the site, as well as parked vehicles. The captain mentions “throws of projectiles” and “stones”, as well as “baseball bats”.
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120 firefighters mobilized
These altercations mobilized 120 firefighters, who set up a medical station near the rave, as well as around a hundred police officers. The toll rose to 14 minor injuries, including at least 8 people transported to Rennes University Hospital for wounds and fractures. The music was turned off during the night by the organizers and calm returned in the early morning.
