Around 20,000 people gathered at an illegal rave party at a military compound in France on Saturday, ignoring warnings about the risk of unexploded ordnance and possible explosions. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP news agency.
- About twenty thousand people gathered at an illegal rave party in France.
- The event near the city of Bourges can attract up to thirty thousand participants during the weekend.
- The government has deployed security measures, although the event is completely illegal.
- The area is extremely dangerous due to the presence of old unexploded artillery ammunition.
- Approximately six hundred police officers and forty-five professional firefighters are on the scene.
Rave-event near the city of Bourges in central France started on Friday and organizers expect up to 30,000 people to attend during the weekend when the concert reaches its peak from France and neighboring countries.
“Despite the fact that this is an illegal event, the government has taken measures to ensure the safety of the event and limit any unrest, especially for the sake of the residents in the area,” the relevant prefecture said in a statement.
The top regional official Philippe Le Moing Surzur said that the site is “extremely dangerous due to the unexploded ordnance it may contain”. Although modern grenades pose no threat, he warned of the danger they pose older unexploded ordnance, and strongly urged event participants to avoid the nearby woods.
“This is a site that has been in use for 150 years and we know that there are likely to be old artillery shells there.” he said, adding that pyrotechnicians regularly find them there.
The participants of this huge party see in her not only an opportunity to relax, but also to protest against stricter legislation aimed at illegal techno-events. Approximately 600 police officers and 45 firefighters were deployed at the scene.
“We’re getting ready for a big meeting tonight,” said Edith Raquin, the mayor of Cornusse, which has 220 inhabitants and is located two kilometers from the event site.
