Fire in vehicles near the Gare de Lyon

A fire broke out on Friday February 28 near the Gare de Lyon in Paris, rue de Bercy. The prefecture indicates that it is “exactions“Committed on the sidelines of the concert of a Congolese star, Fally Ipupa, which is to occur this Friday evening in Bercy. Shortly after 6 p.m., the police prefecture said that “evacuation of the station is in progressAnd called on users to avoid the area.

For safety reasons, RER A and D did not stop shortly before 6 p.m. at the station. On line 14, traffic is interrupted between Madeleine and Bibliothèque François Mitterrand until around 6:45 p.m.

Congolese singer Fally Ipupa, adulated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is the target of opponents of the regime of President Félix Tshisekedi. He had not performed on a French stage for more than 10 years because of the threat posed by these opponents. In 2017, he had to give up a concert at La Cigale.

A strong police presence was also planned for this Friday evening on the sidelines of this concert.

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