Raid in the UFO on february 5th 2000 "Violent fights between free-partiers and french police squads around 8 am close to Nemours (France). I was inside the warehouse, the party was at its zenith, I didn't know I was going to witness what happened. It started when I saw a few partiers running to the chill-out, screaming "They're attacking !!!" and a few seconds later, grenade explosions and creams replaced the sweet sound of the music. I didn't see any cop around the place, and I didn't even think of what happened. The warehouse emptied itself and about 10 anti-riot cops took position inside, hitting the head of the one trying to runnaway, and hitting also the UFO furniture and tools and the Technoplus sound system. They threw some gas grenades and flash-balls (I found some shells). The cops were so excited that they couldn't hear themselves and kept firing grenades to the point they couldn't see each other. They broke the back windows of the Technoplus Snd System truck in order to get out the person inside (who couldn't leave the truck since the cops were hitting so hard). They remotely destroyed anything that could be (furniture and snd system). Meanwhile, the partiers responded to them throwing rocks and anything throwable, so the cops would go back outside. I saw cops breaking car windows and some people say that tires were nailed during the whole night. A truck put up a wall in the middle of the road so the pariers couldn't leave. Many people were injured and traumatised, many cars were damaged. The party became a nightmare and riot in a few minutes. Some people were taken with the police, to be questionned. It's really important to tell everything that happened if you witnessed this event, especially those of you that lost their car or who were injured. The chief of police pretends to have tried to negociate before attacking, but he couldn't because the partiers threw beer bottles to them. Those of you who witnessed the "first contact" must absolutely tell us what happened and describe precisely how the cops tried to negociate, what they said, who did they talk to, how many came, at what time, where did they go (warehouse or outside) and if they already were in their fighting outfits. Some advises in case of a police raid : first, do NOT fight the one who come to negociate, keep calm and stay together otherwise the cops will hit and take out with them the isolated ones. Do not damage any public or private property because of the raid, it will automatically fall on the party managers shoulders. TAKE SOME PICTURES OR FILM THE POLICE ACTIONS, TELL EVERYTHING YOU SAW !"
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