Masked rioters clash with police after attacking motorists in French city of Limoges
Officials in Limoges on Saturday said nine officers were injured in overnight clashes with masked assailants wielding metal bars and Molotov cocktails who attacked motorists on one of the main roads into the central city. France’s interior ministry said it was deploying a riot police unit to support local law enforcement.
… Mayor Emile Roger Lombertie called the rioters an “urban guerrilla group”.
“They’re organised, structured, there’s a plan, weapons,” he said.
“This was not a spontaneous protest to complain about something. No pretext, nothing. It’s about destroying things and showing the territory belongs to you,” Lombertie added.
Tweet translation: New night of riots in #Limoges: ambushes, cars set on fire, mortar fire, Molotov cocktails.
Around a hundred thugs attacked our colleagues, ten were injured.
One of our colleagues was targeted along with his children.
How far will we fall without reacting?
Nouvelle nuit d’émeutes à #Limoges : guet-apens, voitures incendiées, tirs de mortiers, cocktails Molotov.
Une centaine de voyous ont attaqué nos collègues, dix ont été blessés.Un de nos collègues a été pris pour cible avec ses enfants.
Jusqu’où allons tomber sans réagir ?… pic.twitter.com/Y1jZllhVMc
— Officiers et Commissaires de police (@PoliceSCSI) July 19, 2025
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