French police are conducting an operation in the city of Dijon, which has seen several nights of gang violence in the past week.
Local law enforcement announced the operation in the neighborhood of Gresilles on Friday morning, tweeting photos of officers in action.
Opération de police en cours dans les quartiers des Grésilles à Dijon et de Chenôve. pic.twitter.com/XzoVq1GH4B
— Préfet Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Préfet Côte-d'Or (@Prefet21_BFC) June 19, 2020
The eastern French city has seen several nights of turmoil since last Friday, when ethnic gangs clashed with each other. The violence was reportedly triggered by the death of a Chechen teenager, which his friends blamed on a Maghreb gang and apparently tried to avenge the incident.
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Source: RT