Dozens of masked assailants wielding metal bars and Molotov cocktails attacked cars on a highway and clashed with police Saturday in the city of Limoges in central France, officials said.<\/p>\n
The overnight clashes left 10 police wounded, according to authorities, who said they suspect a gang turf war.<\/p>\n
The unrest came in the middle of France’s summer tourism season.<\/p>\n
The armed attackers descended on the RN141 highway and tried to block it during a battle with police, according to officials.<\/p>\n
“There were between 100 and 150 masked individuals, armed with Molotov cocktails, fireworks, stones, iron bars and baseball bats,” local police union leader Laurent Nadeau told AFP.<\/p>\n
Police responded with tear gas and crowd-control munitions.<\/p>\n
Mayor Emile Roger Lombertie called the rioters an “urban guerrilla group”.<\/p>\n
“They’re organized, structured, there’s a plan, weapons,” he said.<\/p>\n
“This was not a spontaneous protest to complain about something. No pretext, nothing. It’s about destroying things and showing the territory belongs to you,” Lombertie added.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors said vehicles were attacked but there were no immediate reports of wounded drivers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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