Fire and clashes in Paris, black smoke in the area of Gare de Lyon station evacuated to the station

the PARIS – A fire broke out today near the Gare de Lyon in Paris: according to the prefecture this is a consequence of “acts of violence” committed on the sidelines of the concert of the star of the congo, Fally Ipupa, who was to perform this evening in Bercy. Shortly after 18 the police has indicated that during the evacuation of the station and has urged the public to avoid the area. The singer Fally Ipupa, very popular in the democratic Republic of the Congo, is the target of the opponents to the regime of president Félix Tshisekedi. For their threats do not was performed in France over the past 10 years. In 2017, he had to renounce to a concert and this evening was planned, and a strong police presence on the sidelines of the event.