Last Sunday, more than 30 young men from Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois stormed a parking lot in downtown Fleury-Mérogis and terrorized passersby.
Last Sunday afternoon, March 21, in the center of Fleury-Mérogis in Essonne, more than 30 masked young men dressed in black and armed with iron bars or long knives stormed the parking lot of the Leclerc supermarket, according to Le Parisien.
The young men, from the Saint-Hubert neighborhood of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, had come to Fleury-Mérogis to "take revenge" on their alleged "enemies They came to Fleurie-Merogee to "take revenge" on their so-called "enemies.
At the scene of the fight, a young man was cornered between two cars, where he fell to the ground and was punched and kicked. Passersby managed to help the victim as the attackers fled. The victim suffered a head injury and was later taken to the hospital in Longjumeau for treatment.
The scene of the fight was chaotic. Masked youths smashed the windshields of more than a dozen cars and fired fireworks before getting into their cars. Police used tear gas to disperse them. A witness said the masked youths climbed into cars and fired using fireworks bombs as mothers pushing baby carriages fled in all directions ......
On Saturday, an 18-year-old boy was slashed in the arm and thigh, according to police insiders. Two hours later, two rival groups, armed with sticks, met at the city junction. Police and gendarmes intervened jointly. On Sunday night, police patrol planes were placed over the "area of interest".
It is reported that four young men armed with iron bars and fireworks were arrested. The Essonne Provincial Public Security Agency (DDSP) said that some people were slightly injured and several were arrested.
"Everyone is in a state of panic," said a worried Fleurieu Merogee resident. Faced with endless fights and brawls, some local residents have been guarding their children all day and some have been forced to close their stores. Many cars were damaged during the incident. One resident suggested that the masked youths of Saint Geneviève Vaudebois cover the entire cost of repairing the cars.
Since the beginning of the week, tensions have escalated again. A young man carrying a weapon in the St. Hubert neighborhood was arrested by police. On Wednesday, local residents said that vehicles of the French Republican Security Forces (CRS) were spread across the border of the two cities.
"We have been waiting for 250 police reinforcements," said Claude Carillo, secretary-general of the Essonne United Workers Local. Olivier Corzani, mayor of Fleurimérogi, said, "The gendarmerie, the police have been mobilized. We are in regular communication with the mayor of Saint Geneviève Vaudebois. We must put this endless fighting to rest to avoid tragedy. I condemn these stupid, senseless acts."
On Wednesday, city officials attended a meeting of neighborhood mothers who were alarmed by the recent clashes. The women plan to take steps to ease tensions.
Mayor Olivier Cozzani added that strict law enforcement must be enforced to arrest all young people carrying weapons and that municipal authorities cannot take the place of parents.