Thousands Flock to Illegal French Rave Despite Explosives Risk
- On Saturday, around 20,000 partygoers gathered for an illegal rave at a military site near Bourges, France, defying official warnings about unexploded ordnance and potential blasts.
- Philippe Le Moing Surzur, the top regional official, warned the site is "extremely dangerous due to the unexploded ordnance it may contain," citing 150 years of military use.
- The prefecture deployed 600 police and 45 firefighters to "ensure the safety of this event," while Mayor Edith Raquin of Cornusse reported no major incidents so far.
- Emergency services treated a dozen people for minor injuries, though attendees characterized the turnout as "a strong message against repression."
- Organisers expect as many as 30,000 people from France and neighbouring countries to arrive at the peak of the event this weekend, despite the site's hazardous military history.
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Second unexploded shell found at illegal French rave: minister
A second unexploded shell has been found at a French military site where thousands of revellers have spent the past three days partying at an illegal rave, the country's interior minister said Sunday
The French Minister of Home Affairs said, on Sunday, that the government will try to "repress the illegal parties more effectively, after the event organized this weekend in the area of a firing range near the city of Borges, according to AFP. The unauthorized rave, which started on Friday, gathered up to 40,000 people from France and neighboring countries, ...
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