Plainclothes police officer attacked on Lyon tram after intervening

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A French plainclothes police officer was violently attacked Friday afternoon on a tram in Lyon, France, after intervening to stop several disturbances, sustaining injuries that required hospital treatment. The officer was repeatedly struck, including in the face. Four young men aged 18 to 20 allegedly harassed passengers with shoving, spitting, and insults. After being identified as police, the officer was thrown to the ground and kicked, suffering blows to his eyebrow and nose, according to the Un1té 69 police union. The officer filed a complaint and was given an initial full work incapacity prescription. An investigation has been opened to identify and find the attackers.


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