15-year-old arrested after woman attacked with makeshift flamethrower

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Oct, 02:12 · Archive

A 15-year-old has been arrested following an attack on a woman with a makeshift flamethrower during violent riots in France. Video footage showed a hooded youth igniting a can of deodorant and directing flames directly at the woman's face. The woman, dressed in a blue suit and carrying a shopping bag, was seen attempting to shield herself as the attacker walked towards her and unleashed the makeshift weapon.

Before the flamethrower attack, the woman had been pushed against a bus stop by a group of people wielding a yellow pedestrian barrier. French police are investigating the incident as part of the wider violence occurring during the riots.

How it is being reported

• Thug, 15, arrested over 'flamethrower' attack on woman amid far-left French riotsGB News · 4 Oct, 02:05
• Shocking moment woman is attacked with makeshift flamethrower during France riotsMetro · 2 Oct, 15:05

In this story: France · Marseille · Paris

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