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Four Arrested, Including BFK.16, Over Lyon-Area Rap Video Shoot That Triggered Apartment Fire

Further searches are planned in an inquiry centered on pyrotechnics directed at police.

Overview

  • Police detained four people Thursday in coordinated operations in Rillieux-la-Pape and other parts of the Lyon area, placing them in custody.
  • The 18-year-old local rapper known as BFK.16 is among those held, with police sources noting prior arrests including for urban rodeo.
  • About fifteen searches were carried out during the morning raids, and authorities indicated more could follow.
  • An unpermitted shoot on Saturday drew 20 to 30 participants, some masked and in white suits, during which mortar-style fireworks were fired toward officers.
  • One projectile landed on a balcony and ignited a blaze that damaged five apartments, prompting a response by roughly 70 firefighters and the evacuation and temporary rehousing of about 40 residents.