Overview

• Roughly 300 people, some masked, vandalized bus shelters and shops, threw projectiles and paving stones, and erected barricades in the city center.
• CRS units used tear gas and pushed the most aggressive groups into adjacent streets during the night.
• At least eight officers were injured in the confrontations, and the Cantal prefecture condemned what it called unacceptable acts.
• Aurillac mayor Pierre Mathonier denounced the attackers as “black blocs” and criticized the damage to the town and the festival.
• Authorities had not released an arrest tally, and the festival continues through August 23 with about 3,000 artists and 180,000 visitors.