She is convinced it was a meticulously prepared trap. I couldn't see anything," she testified, suppressing sobs. "I don't know how I found the strength to accelerate. She had barely enough time to halt the car before she heard racist insults and saw around 30 individuals "armed with iron bars." Her windshield shattered under the blows of a construction sign. Afelle, 42, had gone out with two friends in her car, to "share a moment of celebration." In a side street near Place Bellecour, she thought she was being stopped by the police made up of "a group of men in black," including one wearing a fluorescent armband. Victims gave chilling accounts on the stand. They were prosecuted for participation in an outbreak of mob violence, which spread through the streets of the city's center on J– the evening of Algeria's victory in the final of the African Cup of Nations (CAN) football tournament.
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This was the case on June 15 and 16, when seven defendants, aged between 22 and 34, stood trial before the Lyon criminal court. Rarely have legal proceedings provided an opportunity to gauge the level of violence of the ultra-right in Lyon, the capital of France's Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Subscribers only Supporters celebrate Algeria's victory in the Africa Cup of Nations final in Lyon, France, on July 19, 2019. Seven defendants have just gone on trial.īy Richard Schittly (Lyon (France) correspondent) Published on June 18, 2023, at 6:44 pm (Paris), updated on June 18, 2023, at 6:44 pm Members of the ultra-right attacked people celebrating Algeria's victory in the 2019 African Cup of Nations final in the streets of Lyon. In Lyon, victims of racist violence have their day in court
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