Intrusion into a bar, car set on fire, Kalashnikov found… eventful night in the Clos-d'Orville district of Nîmes

Les enquêteurs tentent de faire la lumière sur cet incident dans le quartier du Clos-d'Orville. Midi Libre – MiKAEL ANISSET

Les enquêteurs de la police nationale tentent de comprendre ce qui s'est joué dans la nuit du vendredi 1er au samedi 2 mars.

Shortly before midnight, Friday March 1, a BAC crew which was carrying out a patrol in the Clos-d'Orville sector, in Nîmes, was stopped by a passer-by.

The man tells them that individuals have entered a bar not far away. On site, the first testimonies collected by the police suggest the arrival of several people, who "seemed to be looking for someone" , but left a few moments later, without having visibly seen the one they were hoping to find.

An investigation is underway

At the same time, the firefighters were called for the fire in a vehicle, found near the establishment where the intrusion allegedly took place . The charred car matched the description given by witnesses at the bar, as being the Renault in which the intruders allegedly fled.

The investigators will then find, near this vehicle, an abandoned Kalashnikov. The police have since been working to establish how this evening took place. According to our information, no arrests had yet been made this Saturday evening.