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French Police Open Fire On Car Trying To Crash Tour de France Barricades
In a surprising development ahead of today's final stage of the Tour de France, earlier today Paris police opened fire on a car that tried to crash a barricade set up on Place de la Concorde ahead of the final arrival of the Tour de France cycling race, France 24 reports citing a police official.
The shooting incident took place as the French capital is on maximum alert to welcome the final stage of the Tour de France.
Luc Poignant, a spokesman with the SGP police union, said officers were finishing setting up the barricades for the race when the car tried to crash through the barriers. Officers opened fire on the car, which ultimately drove away.
The Place de la Concorde is located near several key official buildings, such as the Élysee palace or the US embassy in Paris.
According to French BFMTV, the car was traveling at a high speed when crashed into another vehicle before smashing the protection fences installed on the Place de la Concorde for the final leg of the Tour de France race, according to the broadcaster. French police then opened fire on the car, but failed to stop the vehicle.
The French media further adds that the incident took place around 10am BST, while the car driven by the suspects was a black Renault.
The car escaped with its two occupants apparently unharmed, according to Poignant. A search is underway for the suspects and a warrant has been issued for the driver's arrest.
The Guardian adds that according to the French police the incident was neither aimed at the cycling race nor was terror-related. At least that is the narrative as of this moment. It may well change in the coming hours.
The final stage of the Tour de France is due to begin at 4:35 pm (14:35 GMT), leaving from Sevres, a town southwest of Paris. The riders are then due to arrive in the French capital at around 5:30 pm (15:30 GMT and do 10 laps around the Champs-Elysees before finishing at Place de la Concorde at about 7 pm (17:00 GMT).
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Uh oh...full court press is picking up slowly.
Here, there and everywhere, mad, nutty lone "actors"....ACTORS....
The clamp-DOWN...
Look at that uber-masonic building in the background BTW. All around us, tells, tells tells...
Get inspired...
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I'm impressed the police opened fire and didn't (immediately) kill someone. If only we could be so lucky over here in the US. BTW I love the passive ''voice' used in these stories. The car drove away. No, the car was driven away by (presumably) a human. They were shooting at the human in the car, not at the car.
Well CD, the Yew Knighted states has brought the Phrase Collateral Damage to the global mind (and geography) and how we should ignore it as a part of the "theater's" "ACTions"...
Marriage party = Hiding a terrorist
Children's school = Shielding a terrorist
Large group of people? Statistics tell us there is at least one terrorist per 33 brown skins...BOOM...
like that...
It's a great time to learn about sustainable agriculture!
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It drove away? WTF did you shoot it with, beignets?
Didn't you ever watch the A-team?
The car escaped? How can that happen in this day and age of helicopters, pervasive surveillance, etc?
cycling ? ha, this gay sport where they shave legs to earn 1km/h while they hide electric motor in the stock of the bicycle.
yea, i see, where a 7 times pseudo winner lie about hillness and win because of cokaine and crazy stuff in nose and veins.
this is so faghish sport, winner has a yellow cock sucker tee shirt while broke ass mountainer got a white with red dot.
definitivly a fucking homo discipline.
"invisible touch" knows nothing of professional cycling which is perhaps the most physically grueling endurance sport one can engage in. The legs aren't shaved for speed and not all are shaved but when they are it's for first aid ie easier to treat wounds and easier to keep band-aids on. By the way asshole, one leg of any of the Tour cyclists has more muscle than your entire body.
If professional cycling were so easy to do why do you think assholes the world over are trying to dope their teams for the Tour de France title? Why? Because it's one of the most difficult titles to win.
And kudos to the French police for not spraying bullets into innocent bystanders.
If you don't appreciate France fuck off: va te faire foutre.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY1XZ02x0jo
frog eater offenced... ohoh, touché sacre bleu !!
hope you ain't call hollande to fix it...
The only thing definitive here, is that your ESL skillz need improvement.
Ever had layers of skin burned away, skidding across the asphalt on your ass at 35 MPH? Ever had to scrub little bits of government roads out of the resulting burn area? Ever wake up with sheets sticking to that burn area?
You know why patients are shaved before surgery, right? Infection? Shaved legs are not about speed, it's about road rash you terminal twit. It is easier to clean, and reduces risk of road infection.
Ever had piss, soda, and god knows what else thrown at you? Been hit by a car? Hit by a cop car? Eaten by a pothole in the gummin roads? Ever be eaten by a mountain lion?
Well...that is cycling. Not Tour de France, not racing...that's JRA on a saturday morning ride. Oh...and you don't need fucking government permission to do it on government roads. No ID, no license plate, no insurance.
Put that in your juice box and suck it, Junior.
If I had a car accident and then someone started shooting, I'd drive away too. Some cops are pretty brainless.
Some years ago, a young women I knew was alone at night in a rural area with a car tailgating her. She sped up to escape, but the car kept getting closer. Scared, she keep going faster and faster, but the car following her. Eventually turned into a police chase and she stopped. Yup it was some idiot cop instigating all that by tailgating. They let her go, but today, they'd probably shoot her dead as a "terrorist".
Horse face proved a fag can still do it at 73 if they don't mind breaking thier fucking leg and spending 5 million tax payer dollars for a fucking medivac.
God says:
I forbid you from ingesting any more LSD!
Hey God why did you create LSD in the first place? WTF?
"I love the passive ''voice' used in these stories. The car drove away. No, the car was driven away by (presumably) a human."
When you complain about the use of the passive voice, you should not make a correction also using the passive voice. Now I am waiting for someone to find an error in what I wrote.
Well........never mind. ;-)
You will not be forgiven.
Please Lord, have mercy on His soul!
Your use of quotes has condemned you.
- ''voice' -
If you made an error, it would be not identifying that "The car drove away" is not in the passive voice but rather the active voice. ;)
""I love the passive ''voice' used in these stories. The car drove away. No, the car was driven away by (presumably) a human.""
Which brings up an interesting topic - driverless cars of the near-future and not being able to stop them by taking the non-existent 'driver' out.
Can hardly wait for this development...
One of those 'Google' cars nearly killed me a year or so ago. You cound shoot the tires out of the blame thing and slow it down, shoot up the camera dome and maybe blind it but otherwise it's like one of those unstoppable things from a nightmare.
Like this;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYM7lvUGNi0
Just imagine the possibilities, mostly outweighed by negatives since cars can now be hacked, even with a human driver!
Typical French incompetence: thousands of police, shots fired, but the two suspects managed to get away.
All quantity but very little quality, just like the rest of the French civil service, which is one of the most bloated civil services in the world: http://www.thelocal.fr/20140423/one-in-five-french-workers-is-a-civil-se...
Well now....maybe it was a Jeep?
Maybe it was a hacked Google car? Lol..
Time to update my automobile's fire wall and antivirus software. Lol
Or a new Fiat-Chrysler product.
I'm impressed the police opened fire and didn't (immediately) kill someone. If only we could be so lucky over here in the US. BTW I love the passive ''voice' used in these stories. The car drove away. No, the car was driven away by (presumably) a human. They were shooting at the human in the car, not at the car.
Article, presumably, was in French.
"The car drove away" is actually the active voice. "The car was driven away" is the passive voice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_passive_voice
You're all wrong, sorry to say. Where I come from it's said, "The car be driven away."
However, I don't know if that's active or passive.
"SACRE LE BLEU GRANDPA!!! How did these bullet holes get into the car???"
Officers opened fire on the car, which ultimately drove away.
Wait......what?
The car escaped with its two occupants apparently unharmed
Alrighty then....maybe the French cops had to take a potty break.
So on to the next event?
So now police will start shooting at cars that are involved in an accident instead of helping.
Je suis paranoid!
When did they allow French police to carry guns?
That is a trippy take on the incident TRP...
Well, the article says” crashed into another vehicle before smashing the protection fences” and “according to the French police the incident was neither aimed at the cycling race nor was terror-related” which leads me to conclude it could have just been an accident.
Yeah right. These guys must be crack shots. What the hell were they using Red Ryders? Radiators and tires too hard to hit? I guess I'd just have to have been there.
What the hell were they using Red Ryders?
You'll shoot your eye out kid!
But but but
"My GPS said go THAT way damn it!"
That happens around here moar times than I can count when tourists drive right past "road closed" signs and into a ravine.
You'd think Google Maps would, one day, start showing a road as closed to make way for scheduled bike races, street fairs, farmer's markets and the like.
That makes too much sense.
So it could never happen.
Maybe modern "satellite" technology is not what it is all cracked up to be.
Even Google has to drive on the ground to get their images.
"My GPS said go THAT way damn it!"
Just don't try that in DC....you'll end up with about a thousand rounds in you.
But the baby in the back seat should be fine.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/10/04/connecticut-woman-killed-after-capitol-hill-chase-reportedly-had-mental-health/
They're cops, they're not trained to handle violence!
Their long arm of choice seems to be the full-auto-capable variant of the Ruger Mini-14, called the AC556
http://rugerforum.net/ruger-semi-auto/118241-mini-14-ac-556-variants-use...
full-auto-capable variant of the Ruger Mini-14
That explains it.....you can barely dent a windshield with that crap. I'd up it to 7.62.
A 5.56mm round will go through every part of a car except the engine block. Even 7.62mm would have a hard time penetrating that.
Well....obviously it didn't today Gunny.
The article never stated what the police shot at the car with. A 223 in competent hands is more than enough to stop an automobile ....unless the car was armored.
Hollande will use that as excuse to bomb Syria? After all Turkey has joined war in Syria:
Turkey Joins US War in SyriaFor a long time, Ankara had refrained from supporting the US-led war, ostensibly aimed against the Islamic State in Syria (ISIS), insisting on a policy aimed at toppling the government of President Bashar al-Assad and covertly supporting ISIS, both against the Syrian regime and against Kurdish nationalists.
On Wednesday, however, US President Barack Obama and Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an agreed in a phone call to work together to secure the Turkish-Syrian border and fight against ISIS.
On Thursday, US officials announced an agreement allowing the US to carry out aerial attacks on IS positions from Turkish air bases at ?ncirlik and Diyarbakir. The Turkish government also agreed on the arming of the US Predator drones being launched from the ?ncirlik air base.
According to the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet Daily News, the deal, treated by the Turkish side as a “secret cabinet decree,” also includes plans for a “buffer zone” in northern Syria, something Ankara has long demanded as a means of escalating the war for regime change in Syria.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/turkey-joins-us-war-in-syria/5464620
Wonder if the Kurds/PKK were discussed?
OK, read the article and answered my own question, funny how that works.
Rumor has it there was a Confederate flag painted on the car doors.
wtf?!
Read numerous Obama Antichrist prophecies.... http://revelation12.ca
America is about to go over the cliff...
About to? Falling never hurts, it's hitting bottom that stings. I'm afraid we toddled over the precipice sometime back, and are just enjoying the breeze in our hair during the free fall.
Just because you believe, it does not mean you will be spared, only that you will die with a smile.
I was on a subway train in NYC last night around 10 PM. Judging from the immature behavior of grown adults on that train I think America is already over the cliff.
Two rednecks, Jimmy and Earl, were driving down the road drinking a couple of bottles of Bud.The passenger, Jimmy, said "lookey thar up ahead, Earl, it's a poll-ice roadblock!! We're gonna get busted fer drinkin' these here beers!!"
Don't worry, Jimmy", Earl said. "We'll just pull over and finish drinkin' these beers, peel off the label and stick it on our foreheads, and throw the bottles under the seat". "What?", asked Jimmy. "Just let me do the talkin', OK?", said Earl.
Well, they finished their beers, threw the empty bottles under the seat, and each put a label on their forehead.
When they reached the roadblock, the sheriff said, "You boys been drinkin'?" "No, sir", said Earl. "We're on the patch"!
LOL! Years ago, at the tourist trap "South of the Border" on I95 I bought an official looking "Drunk Driving Permit" that fit right in your wallet. These days just having that thing is probably a Conspiracy To Commit DUI crime w/mandatory jail sentence.
That reminds me of a t-shirt I saw somewhere when I was in college. It read:
DAMM! - Drunks Against Mad Mothers
Times have sure changed, if we have to leave our little homestead in the middle of nowhere, Lovey and I kid we can't wait to get back on dirt roads where we belong. And we don't really like driving, but we do like drinking, just never at the same time. Maybe not never, later I'll be drinking/driving a tractor and being damn glad about it.
Where i came from there are thousands of miles of logging roads. The adventures we had!
"Country boys don't need pick up lines because we all have pick up trucks."
theyve tried soooo hard
These aggressive bike riders need to learn to "share the road".
Huh, French police carry guns now? maybe they learned something after charlie hebdo?
"The Guardian adds that according to the French police the incident was neither aimed at the cycling race nor was terror-related. At least that is the narrative as of this moment. It may well change in the coming hours."
There are no suspects in custody yet this is the information The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight are already diseminating?
Puh-lease.
Just when you thought that the most exciting part of the Tour would be finding out which rider/team had the best "sports medicine" behind them...
Those poor French cops.
They didn't even get a chance to surrender.
They tried.....but they drove away before they could complete the deal.
@VinceFostersGhost
Ah, the 'ol French surrender jokes !
All this ugly disdain and nasty jokes come from the firm refusal of the French to join America in Irak, in 2003.
Since France refused to go to Iraq, American warmongers and neo-cons made French army look like cowards – as a punishment.
But History has proved the French were right, and that the WMD were only a dirty trick to serve as a pretext.
Nevertheless, the hate of American warmongers against France remains still there, well alive, even in ZH.
This stale hate still shows through "innocent good jokes" about the “surrender monkeys” and their white flags …
As for the rest, the French can be proud of their Military History:
According to the British historian Niall Ferguson, since 387 BC, France has fought 168 major wars against such badasses as the Roman Empire, the British Army and the Turkish forces. Their track record isn't too shabby, either: They've won 109, lost 49 and drawn 10 times.
This makes France the most successful military power in European history - in terms of number of fought and won …
The French have succeeded to conquer and guard the largest country in Europe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_France
More proof that rubber bullet's do not work, rivet rivet...
The Jews are living France so the bloody religious people turn to the French people.
French police have guns?? Oh, bullshit.
LOL, so what were they shooting at, the tires? Ever see a richochet? A lot of bystanders nearby.
It's not a terrorist attack. Until we find the car and driver - after the race is over. Until then its not a terrorist attack.
People (sheepie) - flock to the race, its safe.
This is the modern approach to terrorists - temporarily rob them of the publicity at the possible expense of lives.
How about a Trump solution.
Let's just pray it wasn't John Kerry and James Taylor in that car
There are so many wonderful places and people around the world and different aspects of cultures and societies to learn about. You would laugh if you saw the length of my prospective travel and itinerary list. I hope have the chance to take them all in during my lifetime.
It is a shame these events take away focus from things like the scenery, culture and history of France that are highlighted in the race. The craftsmanship and beauty of the ceramics from Sèvres are outstanding. And I'll add the ceramics museum to my travel itinerary list for the future.
Energy flows where attention goes. Just like this event if we focus energy on the future impending financial crash that is taking away from energy and efforts to avert it. I understand the current situation and these events. The financial crash doesn't need to continue on the current path but balance maintained until a solution can be is complete.
Probably not a terrorist. If you have ever driven in Paris, you would realize that it was probably a typical french driver.
Yes you don't want to be a fucking foreigner and take a wrong turn down a one-way street. FFS.
Mercla- note to self- french can't shoot''''''''
Maybe time to invade again....
But wait... Who the fuk would want France and their homo bike riding bunch anywayu......
We stolled their art and valuables in the last great war and they paid us to rebuild.....
What Greece- You want moar???!!!???!!!
WTF????
French driver's lives matter!
And in Malmö, Sweden:
Which brought quick comment from Haaretz:
And here is the best part:
A Country Like Hungary Should Have Never Been EU Member – Swedish MEP
(Should not be EU member for Hungarians refusal to accept thousands of non-European, mostly Muslim, economic refugees)
The car escaped. Great. What are we all paying super double bonus hazardous duty pay for? For what purpose is the constabulary being militarized, everywhere? Apparently not to secure the public...
Typical French driver, typical French cops.
@directaction
You probably forget 9/11 US efficiency (was it typical?)
BTW, Last news : four arrested (one was wounded) ...
Is somebody trying to convince Europe that they are being attacked?
Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger. - Herman Goering