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Before settling down in a pasture above Malleray BE on Friday night, the revelers had tried to organize their illegal event in Soulce JU. (archive picture)
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Participants at an illegal party attacked police officers in Malleray in the Bernese Jura on Saturday evening. The police were trying to break up an illegal rave party with hundreds of people. Two policewomen and a third person were injured.
While attempting to confiscate the music system, the police officers were surrounded by those present, as the Bern cantonal police reported on Sunday. They were attacked with iron bars, bottles, wood and irritant gas.
The police used rubber bullets and tear gas, among other things. This deployment was carried out as a protective measure, the police wrote.
According to the communiqué, police cars were also damaged: tires were slashed, windows smashed and vehicles smeared. The damage caused was "considerable".
The operation was called off for reasons of proportionality, it continued. The police then withdrew.
15.06.2025, 16:11
