Illegal party at French military site draws nearly 40.000
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“Up to 40,000 people gathered for an illegal rave at a former military site in France.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that up to 40,000 people attended an illegal rave at a military site in France (specifically near Bourges).
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— The 2026 French municipal elections were held on 15 and 22 March 2026 to elect the municipal councils of the approximately 35,000 communes in France.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_French_municipal_election…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_French_municipal_election…
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— France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France
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— French language (français [fʁɑ̃sɛ] or langue française [lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz] ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, it descended from the Vulgar Latin of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language
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“Local officials said bomb disposal experts had to intervene after a shell was discovered near a road running through the party site.”
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Three independent web search results explicitly state that bomb disposal experts had to intervene after a shell was discovered near a road passing through the party site, citing local officials.
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— Bomb disposal experts had to intervene after a shell was discovered near a road passsing through the party site, the local officials said.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/05/02/illegal-…
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/05/02/illegal-…
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— Bomb disposal experts had to intervene after a shell was discovered near a road passsing through the party site, the local officials said.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260502-illegal-rave-…
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260502-illegal-rave-…
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— Up to 40,000 attended an illegal rave at a military firing range near Bourges, France The site contains unexploded WWII ordnance, posing significant safety risks Authorities deployed bomb disposal ...
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/40-000-attend-illegal-rave-p…
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/40-000-attend-illegal-rave-p…
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