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Far-Right Mob Storms Communist Bar in Alès, Injuring Patrons

No arrests have been made with witnesses sought ahead of a June 2 solidarity gathering

Les agresseurs avaient pris la fuite avant l’arrivée des policiers. (Image d’illustration)
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Overview

  • About ten masked men believed to be from an extreme-right cell entered Bar Le Prolé during the Feria d’Alès on May 30, deploying a tear gas grenade
  • They inflicted several light injuries, including one patron’s fractured nose, and caused damage to the communist-affiliated venue
  • On May 31, prosecutor Abdelkrim Grini opened an aggravated violence inquiry citing weapon use and group assault
  • The attackers fled before police arrival and remain at large as authorities appeal for witnesses
  • The Parti communiste français and Occitanie president Carole Delga condemned the violence and called a June 2 rally in support of victims