Armored van attacked in Grenoble: several shots exchanged and two injured, attackers flee

An armoured van has &eacute ;was attacked in the city center of Grenoble this Thursday, October 10. The attackers reportedly used several vehicles and assault rifles, but fled according to the Dauphiné Libéré. ​​

An attack in the middle of the public highway. This Thursday, October 10, an armored van was the target of an attack in the city center of Grenoble. “An armed attack on an armored van took place this morning after 10 a.m. at the corner of Cours Berriat and Jean-Jaurès in Grenoble. Police officers and firefighters are on site,” reports the Isère prefecture on X.

The Grenoble public prosecutor, Eric Vaillant, went to the scene but told the press that there were “no deaths” following the attack. “There were two minor injuries related to road accidents caused by the event and by a “shard of glass,” he detailed in his message. An investigation was carried out. open and entrusted to the crime division organized and specialized (DCOS)

The cash conveyors which were located at inside the attacked vehicle are unharmed according to information from Dauphiné Libéré. The emergency services took care of five people who were shocked or slightly injured, none of whom were injured due to gunfire according to initial reports. The guards managed to escape the attack and took refuge in a gendarmerie barracks located in Seyssinet-Pariset, just next door. Grenoble, the public prosecutor said.

“Dozens of shots”

The attack gave rise to a scene of panic. The attacker or attackers allegedly used Kalashnikov-type assault rifles to attack the armoured van that was leaving the Bank of France and fled according to the Dauphiné Libéré. They are actively being sought. Several shots were fired according to a witness interviewed by France Bleu Isèrewhich refers to “about ten shots”. "A cash-in-transit van was hit by a white van, followed by two Mercedes cars. Men got out of the vehicles with heavy weapons. An exchange of gunfire ensued," relates another witness.

"At least two vehicles blocked" the armoured van cash-in-transit vehicles and there was an “exchange of gunfire” between the cash-in-transit drivers and the attackers, who then fled, a police source confirmed to AFP. The white van and a Mercedes vehicle are still at the scene of the attack.

The van used by the attackers shows signs of two impacts and caught fire at the intersection of Cours Berriat and Jean-Jaurès, reports France Bleu Isère. Firefighters quickly intervened to put out the fire and the police are also on the scene. The road intersection is closed to traffic, public transport is also at a standstill in the area and the prefecture is calling on residents and passers-by to avoid the area. The prefect of Isère, Louis Laugier, indicates that “a crisis unit is activated to monitor the operations. The perimeter is secured by the police.” And to add: “We recommend the greatest caution in the city center of Grenoble”.