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Some 100 Gypsies Burn Cars, Block Railways in Eastern France

© AFP 2023 / PHILIPPE DESMAZESA man operates a crate, lifting up debris of burnt cars following a series of violent incidents on October 20, 2015 in Moirans, near Grenoble
A man operates a crate, lifting up debris of burnt cars following a series of violent incidents on October 20, 2015 in Moirans, near Grenoble - Sputnik International
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About 100 members of a French nomadic community are rioting in commune of Moirans in the French department of Isere, local media reported on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the local BFMTV television channel, they are blocking the local railway station and have burned five vehicles and a nearby restaurant.

The protesters are demanding the release of two members of their community to allow them to attend a funeral. The media outlet added that a hundred policemen have been deployed to the scene to bring the situation under control.

At the same time, there is unrest in a prison in the Savoie department where the inmates in question are being detained. At least 20 prisoners broke cell locks and set a corridor on fire.

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