Hooded Gunmen Fire On Police In Marseille [France]

Sky News ^ | 09 February 2015

[Lonely Bull]

Hooded gunmen have fired on police in the French city of Marseille where the Prime Minister Manuel Valls had been due to visit.

Gunfire was heard in the Castellane area of the city on Monday morning.

Witnesses said the armed men fired Kalashnikovs into the air.

Around 40 police officers are reported to positioned on a roundabout.

Elite security forces have been sent to the scene, according to a police source.

[BCW]

The police were going to over whelm them with Economy of Force and grab their AK’s in order to become armed...since their govt. seize weapons from the security forces over there...not really working out for them - is it?!?!

[ConservativeMind]

“Around 40 police officers are reported to positioned on a roundabout.

Elite security forces have been sent to the scene, according to a police source.”

So, the police are the ones with no weapons and the “elite security forces” are the ones armed with bananas?

[thefactor]

Firing AK’s in the air? Cinco de Mayo party?

[csvset]

Drug gangs according to French Newspaper Le Figaro. A warning to the coppers to stay out of the hood.

Google Translated from Le Figaro.

Pierre-Marie Bourniquel came under fire Monday morning in the district of La Castellane north of the city. The shooting comes on the day of the visit of the Prime Minister, Manuel Valls.

Pierre-Marie Bourniquel, the director of the Marseilles police, was shot Monday morning by Kalashnikov fire in the district of La Castellane, north of the city. Following a first exchange of fire reported in the area, the most important "cop" Marseille went immediately on the spot. Taking with him a police commander, he wanted to reach a high point of the city to direct police operations. Wishing to protect the population, to stop the shooting, he asked his driver to the siren two tone, as he approached the clashes sector. But the criminals, far from impressed, fired at his vehicle. The police commander who was with him had to lie on the ground. The car has not been reached, but bullet holes were found in two or three meters from the vehicle in an embankment.

The Inspector General Bourniquel called emergency setting security of schools in the area. The authorities have called the Coalition of National Police (IFNU). A helicopter dispatched by the prefecture flies over the area. The belligerents are "maybe two groups of five to ten people." "A true Western!" Said, appalled, a local police union.

The cause of this unprecedented shooting could be a dispute related to the control of a "deal points" of the district of Castellane. "The drug trade in Marseille, for cannabis and cocaine, can bring in more 100,000 euros per month. For a single city! "Says a part of the Marseille police. On the day of the coming of the Interior Minister in Marseille, the case illustrates the power networks of traffickers, but also how the weapons of war are now widespread in the French suburbs.

The shooting comes the day of the visit by Manuel Valls. The Prime Minister must begin in the afternoon a displacement of just under 24 hours in Marseille, to greet the "excellent" results of actions taken over the last two and a half years to reduce crime and promised more resources , particularly for school.

[az wildkitten]

I feel for the dead and their families, but really, you drive in with sirens and no arms? What did they expect?

[Former Proud Canadian]

"The drug trade in Marseille, for cannabis and cocaine, can bring in more 100,000 euros per month."

Is La Figaro kidding? How about 10 times that much in a week?

[PGalt]

Interesting. Thanks for posting.

[ImNotLying]

And the French police whipped out their batons to deflect the bullets

[V_TWIN]

“Around 40 police officers are reported to be positioned on a roundabout.”

Sounds like their surrounded to me.

[Vendome]

Whatever.

Outlaw guns.

Outlaw murder.

Outlaw assault.

[Netz]

This is fast becoming a reality in France - open warfare between Muslims and Franco-Islamophobes. Looks like the Muslims have the Islamophobes outgunned for now! Soon, coming to a US town near you, the new hit film, “The Unjustifiable Lightness of being an Islamophobe”, Act 1, Scene 1...

[csvset]

I had the opportunity to visit Marseille several times, (mid 80's to early 90's), courtesy of the US Navy. There was a place near the Opera House that made some awesome roast chicken sandwiches. Roasted on a spit, they'd slice it off. Hot and juicy. Delicious.

I enjoyed out port isits to France. Marseille is a grittier town, not nearly as nice as Nice or Cannes, (duh). I did see a Picasso exhibit at a museum there though. There were ahem, *Muslim * parts of town where we were told to stay away from.

Marseille has a long history of organized crime.

[DaveA37]

“Looks like the Muslims have the Islamophobes outgunned for now! Soon, coming to a US town near you”.............

It’s not going to happen as long as we American’s still have guns. Ask the Japanese why they didn’t invade the U.S. homeland. Should the gubmint decide we must turn our guns in, gun owners will be have to break some laws and keep our guns under wraps till needed.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

It’s obvious that this report is completely fabricated. We all know that guns are outlawed in France....

[Junk Silver]

“This is fast becoming a reality in France - open warfare between Muslims and Franco-Islamophobes.”

Can’t be. There wasn’t any mention whatsoever of Islam or Muslims in any of the articles. No, the problem is with “gangs” and “drug dealers”.

After reading the article I pictured a few suave guys with names like Pierre and Jacques holding off the coppers while eating baquettes and playing the accordion.

[Leaning Right]

It’s not going to happen as long as we American’s still have guns.

That's true enough when it comes to invading foreign armies, like the Japanese of WW II.

My concern is that the islamists here in the US will advance not by force of arms, but by quasi-legal means. "Hate laws" could be expanded to cover any anti-islamist speech, for example. Muslim principals could be required to be taught in schools as a nod to "diversity".

Not likely now. But a few more terms of presidents like Obama (an islamist) or even like Bush (indecisive), and it's possible.

What appalls us our grandchildren might accept as normal.

[Netz]

Obama & Co. are working on stripping us of our right to bear arms and the Feds have a monopoly on violence as it is so, if, given a scenario where Muslim Jihadis go on a rampage, killing US citizens, when the US citizenry fights back, Washington-sent Federal law enforcement people will be given the order by Barry to take down the “rebellion”. That way, the Jihadis will be able to sweep accross the land and pay homage to the leader of the US branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.

[Netz]

Ever visit Haifa, Israel, the US’s 6th Fleet Port of Call during those years?

[csvset]

Couple of times, yes.