Residents in Romans-sur-Isère Fear for Safety After Far-Right Raid

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After the raid of far-right young people last weekend in the Monnaie district in Romans-sur-Isère, residents are worried about their safety. Many of them fear further violence.

In front of the Paul-Langevin elementary school, this Monday, November 27, the stress can be seen on the faces of the parents who came to pick up their little ones for the lunch break. “I have been really worried since the events of this weekend,” said Nadia Haiji, mother of three children. Saturday evening, 80 far-right individuals went to the Monnaie district in Romans-sur-Isère where some of those indicted came from after the murder of young Thomas, on the night of November 18 to 19 , on the sidelines of a ball in Crépol. Armed with baseball bats, iron bars and brass knuckles, these young people chanted “justice for Thomas”, “the street, France, belongs to us” and “Islam outside Europe”.

“We are parents, we obviously deplore Thomas’ death,” says another mother. But since Saturday we have really been too afraid for our children.” On Twitter, a screenshot of a phone believed to belong to one of the far-right individuals is circulating. This is a group conversation on WhatsApp where one of the members writes in particular, after the descent

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