2025 Grenoble attack
| 2025 Grenoble attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Olympic Village sector, Grenoble, France |
| Date | 12 February 2025 8:15 p.m. (CET) |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Weapons | Grenade, kalashnikov assault rifle (unused) |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 15 (6 critically) |
| Motive | Under investigation |
On 12 February 2025, a grenade was thrown into a bar-restaurant in the Olympic Village district of Grenoble, France. The incident resulted in multiple injuries and significant property damage.[1]
Attack
[edit]The attack took place at Aksehir, a bar-restaurant located on Place Claude Kogan in Grenoble's Olympic Village sector, at around 8:15 p.m. CET on February 12, 2025.[2] Prosecutor François Touret-de-Courcy reported that the perpetrator entered the establishment armed with an assault rifle, threw a grenade inside without speaking, and immediately fled the scene.[3] Police investigators subsequently confirmed the explosion was caused by a grenade. The attack caused extensive damage to the establishment, including the destruction of all its windows. Initial reports indicated the explosive device was thrown directly at the business.[1][4]
The attack resulted in approximately fifteen injuries, with six individuals sustaining critical injuries requiring urgent medical attention. All victims were transported to the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes for treatment.[1][5]
Response
[edit]French emergency services deployed twenty rescue vehicles carrying eighty firefighters to the scene. Law enforcement established a security perimeter and began immediate investigative procedures. Municipal officials, including Deputy Mayor Chloé Pantel, who oversees the Olympic Village neighborhood, responded to the site.[1]
Grenoble Mayor Éric Piolle issued a strong condemnation of the attack on the X, describing it as a "criminal act of extraordinary violence." The mayor also expressed gratitude to emergency services for their response to the incident.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Grenoble Explosion: Grenade Attack At Local French Bar Injures Several Locals | VIDEO". Times Now. 2025-02-13. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ "Une grenade lancée dans un bar à Grenoble: une douzaine de blessés, dont plusieurs graves | TV5MONDE - Informations". information.tv5monde.com (in French). 2025-02-12. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ "Attaque à la grenade : "Toutes les limites de la violence sont désormais dépassées, on a utilisé des techniques de guerre", affirme Bruno Retailleau" [Grenade attack: "All limits of violence have now been exceeded, war techniques have been used", says Bruno Retailleau] (in French). Le Dauphiné libéré. February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ^ a b "Grenade thrown into Grenoble bar injures 12, say French authorities". The Guardian. 2025-02-12. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ "France: une grenade lancée dans un bar à Grenoble, une douzaine de blessés". La Libre.be (in French). 2025-02-12. Retrieved 2025-02-13.