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Istres : the police station of Prépaou burned during New Year’s Eve
La Provence, January 5, 2023 (excerpt)

Flames licked the entrance of the Prépaou municipal police center and municipal police officers were helpless in facing the disaster. While an undeclared fireworks display was held in the neighborhood, as in many other municipalities to celebrate the New Year, in the presence of many families, the situation degenerated once the residents returned home.

Some young people set fire to some containers and attacked the municipal police officers on the site. When they were called, the national police immediately dispatched half a company of CRS officers from Miramas. But the municipal police station had already been damaged by nearby garbage can fires. “Five arrests were then made during the night for arson and the investigation is ongoing,” confirmed the police prefecture.