Masked assailants launched a violent attack on vehicles and police in Limoges, France, on Saturday, with authorities reporting that 10 police officers were wounded. The incident involved 100 to 150 individuals armed with various weapons, including Molotov cocktails and iron bars. This unrest occurred during the summer tourism season and has been linked to a suspected gang conflict. Local officials described the rioters as a highly organized group. Plans were announced by the interior ministry to deploy a special security force to restore order in the city.
"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.
Mayor Emile Roger Lombertie called the rioters an "urban guerrilla group" and stated, "They're organised, structured, there's a plan, weapons."
Lombertie described the events saying, "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."
France's interior ministry announced on Saturday plans to deploy a special security force to the city to address the unrest.
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