"There were bangs everywhere" - witness to arrest of soldier attack suspect

Record ID: 905810

  • Title: "There were bangs everywhere" - witness to arrest of soldier attack suspect
  • Date: 9th August 2017
  • Summary: MARQUISE, FRANCE (AUGUST 9, 2017) (REUTERS) LORRIES STOPPED ON HIGHWAY / POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AT SCENE LORRIES STOPPED ON HIGHWAY LORRY OF DRIVER AND WITNESS TO ARREST, TEDDY, STOPPED IN BETWEEN POLICE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY HEAVILY ARMED POLICE STANDING BY AT SCENE (SOUNDBITE) (French) TRUCK DRIVER AND WITNESS TO ARREST, TEDDY, SAYING: "I was heading in the direction of Calais to empty (inaudible). I saw cars on the left which were quickly overtaking me with their lights flashing, signalling me to stop abruptly. I saw the jam in front of me; I stopped, the police got out and took cover behind their vehicle. They started to fire; there were bangs everywhere, so I took cover. I saw someone get out of the vehicle involved in the accident, get out and go over the security barrier. And after the shots, I saw the person fall to the ground and then afterwards I took cover." HELICOPTER AND POLICE ON HIGHWAY JUDICIAL POLICE OFFICER ON PHONE POLICE WALKING AMONGST POLICE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY VARIOUS OF JUDICIAL POLICE OFFICERS STANDING ON HIGHWAY MEDICAL HELICOPTER TAKING OFF FROM HIGHWAY / POLICE AND POLICE VEHICLES AT SCENE
  • Embargoed: 23rd August 2017 15:43
  • Keywords: Levallois-Perret car soldiers Sentinelle highway arrest A16 police
  • Location: MARQUISE, FRANCE
  • City: MARQUISE, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016TFREBR
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A witness to the arrest of the man suspected of ramming a group of soldiers with a car in a Paris suburb told Reuters on Wednesday (August 9) "there were bangs everywhere" during the police operation to apprehend the man.
    A judicial source said the unarmed suspect was arrested on a motorway in northern France, where a major police operation unfolded around a BMW vehicle.
    One policeman was injured by a stray bullet in the operation.
    The suspect is believed to have accelerated into troops near their base in Levallois-Perret, injuring six soldiers.
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