France's eastern city of Dijon is rocked by unrest where Chechens are eeking vengeance for an assault on a teenager - police
People stand near a torn down street sign and a fire in the street in the Gresilles area of Dijon, eastern France, on June 15, 2020.
Police sources said the unrest was sparked by an attack on a 16-year-old member of the Chechen community on June 10. After three successive nights of violence, early Monday evening some 150 people, some hooded and armed, again assembled in Dijon, setting rubbish bins and a car on fire."What happened is unprecedented and unacceptable," the city's mayor, Francois Rebsamen, toldAttacks had already taken place on three successive nights starting Friday, with many people wielding baseball bats.
Police said that in one incident some 50 Chechens entered the restive district of Gresilles overnight Saturday, and a man who owns a pizzeria was badly wounded by apparent gunfire.In an interview with local daily, a man claiming to be a Chechen said the raids aimed to avenge an assault by local drug dealers on the 16-year-old.
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