This is outrageous and offensive. If there is anything one can do from the net to support, just let me know ICQ Nº 56686230 ----- Original Message ----- From: underground fighters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 11:30 AM Subject: (313) french anti-riots cops again party people
> 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 !" > > Technoplus prepares a press interview and coordinates > the complaints. > Contact us : > TECHNOPLUS > c/o Fédération AIDES > 23 rue du Chateau Landon > 75010 PARIS > FRANCE > http://www.technoplus.org > ph : +33 1 53 26 26 27 > fax : +33 1 53 26 26 28 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com
