French firefighters and police in the Paris suburb of Champigny-sur-Marne were attacked earlier this week by a gang migrant youths who hurled projectiles and launched mortars at them.
The clashes erupted in the early hours on Tuesday morning when a gang of fifteen masked and hooded individuals lured about six firefighters to the Champigny-sur-Marne area with a garbage fire. According to a union police source, upon arriving at the scene, the firefighters were attacked by the group of migrant youths who launched projectiles at them, Le Figaro reports.
“It seemed like a trap. The individuals had a real will to light the fires”, the union police source said.
Shortly after being alerted to the situation, police arrived at the scene and were greeted by migrant youths who shot mortars at them and the firefighters.
Following the incident, three incendiary devices which may have been the type of mortars used by the attackers, were seized by police.
Three minors were arrested and the scene and were taken into police custody.
This is far from the first time an attack like this has occurred in France. In fact, ambush-style attacks on firefighters and emergency personnel have become commonplace in present-day France.
In September, within less than a two week span, three separate incidents occurred where police or firefighters were targeted with stones, mortars, or Molotov cocktails.
Last week, firefighters from around the country took to the streets in Paris to voice their concerns over poor working conditions. The protests ended in violent clashes between firefighters and riot police.
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