Wedding cancelled in France due to rowdy guests on way to ceremony
Three guests were arrested in connection with guns allegedly firing blanks during the party procession as well as speeding charges
The mayor of Illkirch-Graffenstaden was waiting for the rowdy wedding party at the Mairie, and took the decision to cancel the ceremony as a result of the behaviour
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A mayor in France cancelled a wedding saying the guests were 鈥渘ot respecting the rules of the Republic鈥� as they made their way to the mairie.
He said numerous 鈥渆xcesses鈥� had been committed by the wedding party as they travelled in including alleged reckless driving and blanks being fired from guns.
As the party arrived at the mairie, three of the men were arrested by agents of the anti-criminality force, la brigade anti-criminalit茅 (BAC).
Mayor Thibaud Philipps, of Illkirch-Graffenstaden, near Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin, Grand Est), told media 20 Minutes: 鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 let that go. I believe that if one does not respect the rules of the Republic, one cannot benefit from its institutions.鈥�
Reports of the behaviour began mid-afternoon last Saturday (October 8). Mr Philipps said: 鈥淚 was alerted by local residents and the national police operations centre that there was a lot of speeding with large vehicles and that the Highway Code was not respected at all.
鈥淚n particular, there were suspicions of guns being fired.鈥�
Gunshots were heard in several areas of the commune, until the party stopped in front of the H么tel de Ville. The mayor was present, even though he was originally not set to be at the union. As a result of the behaviour, he decided that the couple should not be allowed to continue with their ceremony.
He said: 鈥淵ou can celebrate without putting other people鈥檚 lives in danger.
"When I arrived, the Brigade Anti-Criminalit茅 was there and proceeded to arrest three men from the vehicle from which the blank shots were fired. The weapon was even found on one of them and according to my information, he was still in custody on Sunday morning.鈥�
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