On Tuesday 6 October 2026, in the middle of the morning, on the sidelines of the third day of action of the high-school protest movement, firework mortars are fired at police officers near the Flora-Tristan high school in Noisy-le-Grand (Seine-Saint-Denis). The coordinates of this entry are those of the school.
According to the Paris police prefecture, quoted by RTL and by franceinfo (reported by Midi Libre), a young man was “arrested following firework mortar shots” (translated). A police source quoted by RTL adds that the shots were aimed at law enforcement, who responded with tear gas; according to a source close to the case quoted by Actu17, the young man reportedly targeted the officers “with others” (translated). The Bobigny public prosecutor’s office says he is “suspected of having taken part in the firework mortar shots at the police officers” (translated) and, according to RTL, confirms law enforcement’s version “in view of the initial evidence” (translated).
Exposed to the gas, the young man had convulsions and was taken to hospital; his arrest has its own linked entry. High-school students quoted by RTL state that he had “surrendered” when he was gassed.
The sources read say neither how many mortars were fired nor whether a police officer was hit. The police prefecture states that the young man “will shortly be dealt with as part of the judicial proceedings against him” (translated).