Fire in Nice: who is the individual taken into police custody ?

After the fire which caused the death of seven people à Nice on Wednesday night à Thursday, an individual was arrested. arrested and placed on guard &agrav; view.

During the fire which broke out on the night of Wednesday July 17 to Thursday July 18 at around 2:30 a.m. on the 7th floor of an apartment on rue de la Santoline, in the popular Moulins district, seven people lost their lives and three others were killed. injured, one of whom was injured. hospitalized in a state of absolute emergency. Three young children and a teenager are among the victims.

A first arrest was made. operated on: a person has been operated on arrested and placed in custody view, revealed BFMTV this Friday. Nevertheless, this is not one of the three actively sought individuals, who have ' oacute;summer spotted on surveillance camera images on the evening of the tragedy. According to a source close to the file with  Figaro, this would be a "close" of the trio, consideredé as "interesting" for the investigation. The public prosecutor Damien Martinelli confirmed, with Nice -Morning, that a guard at The view was well underway. However, he warned of the need for further action. to respect secrecy and confidentiality of the investigation, which is a guarantee of effectiveness.

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A crime against a backdrop of drug trafficking ?

An investigation was initially carried out. opened for "deliberate destruction by fire leadingé death" but wasé reclassified as intentional destruction by fire in an organized gang and having resulted in death" and "association of criminals with a view to committing acts of willful destruction by fire in an organized gang".

The criminal trail is therefore privileged. According to the first elements of the investigation and the video surveillance images, three hooded people entered the building in the night before coming out shortly after and taking over. Three fires broke out on the first three floors.

"The trail of facts occurring in the context of a conflict against a backdrop of drug trafficking, unrelated to the victims and their families, is explored ;e", specifiedé the prosecutor Thursday. The victim family could, in fact, not have been the target of the criminals. According to The& nbsp;Parisian, the man who was targeted by the arsonists was not present in the building at the time of the events, nor were his relatives. The Comorian family would therefore have been a collateral victim. It is however appropriate to remain cautious for the moment about the reason for passing to the act which was not carried out confirmed.