The tragic end of the police chase: the death of a young man († 17) at a moped has caused violent protests

by Andrea
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  • Stones, firecrackers and Molotov cocktails flew during the protests.
  • Police used tear gas and water cannons to spread the crowd.

Approximately 200 people protested violently at night on Tuesday in Lausanne, Switzerland, for the second night in a row. The protests were triggered by the death of a teenager who died in an accident at a stolen moped. Crashed while the police chased him, He writes TASR, according to the DPA report.

According to the local police, mostly young people were throwing stones, Molotov cocktails or firecrackers during the protest and lit garbage baskets. The cops again hit the water cannons and tear gas to spacify the crowd. There were no injuries from the site, but seven people were detained.

The protests were caused by the death of a 17-year-old young man who tried to escape the police at a stolen moped last Sunday. A similar accident in this Swiss city, lying on the shore of the Geneva Lake, has already happened in June. At that time, a 14-year-old girl crashed on the motorcycle, who also escaped from the police. The girl suffered serious injuries when she succumbed to the hospital after being transported.

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