Clashes between rival gangs took place on Saturday night in Creteil, southeast of Paris, resulting in the death of one man and the injury of another.
Eleven people, including four minors, were arrested and an investigation into murder and attempted murder committed by an organized gang was launched, the prosecutor’s office said.
Reports of explosions
According to a police source, police received several calls overnight, shortly after midnight, reporting explosions and the gathering of about 30 armed and hooded men, who fled when police arrived.
Two people injured by stab wounds were taken to hospital. One succumbed “to his injuries,” the prosecution said, while the other person’s health is not in danger.
Death comes later many incidents of youth violence which strongly influenced public opinion in France.
In May, a 17-year-old boy died in Poitiers after being stabbed in the neck in a fight between rival gangs.
A month earlier, a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death during a fight in Satoru and a 15-year-old student succumbed to his injuries after being beaten outside a school in Viry-Chatillon, in the Paris region.
After several other similar tragic incidents, the government launched an inter-ministerial plan in June 2021 to combat this phenomenon, including measures such as increased monitoring of social networks, the creation of social worker positions in police services, schools, among other measures.
Sources: AMPE, AFP