Arsonists in Paris RRstation fire hung around to fight with the firefighters

Photos of arsonists in Gare de Lyon fire who stayed at the station to fight firefighters and police.

Why did they burn this, one of the major railway stations in Paris?

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French police have evacuated the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris after a major fire broke out on a street next to the station.

Commuters and holidaymakers were told to leave the building, which handles some 90 million passengers a year, after the blaze started soon after 6pm on Friday at the height of the evening rush hour.

Riot police had been called to the area after opponents of the regime in the Democratic Republic of the Congo started demonstrating against a concert by the singer Fally Ipupa.

The 42-year-old performer is a supporter of Congolese president Felix Tshilombo and there is a large opposition movement against him based in Paris.

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A lot of commuters are going to be walking home after their bikes and motor cycles were burned.

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Congolese expats regularly speak out against artists from home who perform in France or Belgium. They accuse them of being close to former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila and his successor Felix Tshisekedi.

‘Fally Ipupa is due to play a concert at the Accor Hotels Arena in Bercy tonight, but a call went out for opponents to start demonstrating,’ said a Paris police source.

‘Protestors were congregating around the station, and some started setting light to parked motorbikes.

‘Fire spread and soon the station itself was on fire,’ the source added. ‘When fire engines arrived, fighting broke out.’

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Hell of a way to thank France for giving them a place to which to run to get away from the Congo.