On the night of July 3, 2018, 22 year old
Aboubakar was killed by cops in the Breil district in Nantes. Heavy
clashes broke out after the police murder.
In a few months, this is the second death
in Nantes during a police operation. In addition, three protesters were
severely injured in the face during the spring protests. A protester had his hand torn off the ZAD of Notre-Dame-des-Landes.
Several hundred others were injured to
varying degrees by the weapons of repression.
The region has become a
real laboratory of police violence, where
the use pf live ammunition has become normal.
With the Flash-Ball, then the LBD 40, the
act of firing at individuals, which was previously exceptional, became
commonplace. Nowadays, more and more frequently, firearms replace rubber
bullets.
On Thursday evening, around 1,000 people marched in Nantes calling for
“justice for Abou” and demanding that the circumstances of his death be
revealed. Fifty-two cars were torched overnight on Friday in Nantes, including the mayor’s personal vehicle.
