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Famed French flea market cancelled for security reasons

Famed French flea market cancelled for security reasons | iNFOnews.ca
French police officers patrol along the Seine river at Paris Plage (Paris Beach) Friday, Aug. 5, 2016 in Paris. Paris Plage is an artificial beach set up on the right bank of the Seine river with palm trees, outdoor showers and hammocks. Numerous summer festivals have been canceled because maximal security cannot be assured despite additional injection of security forces. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Original Publication Date: August 4, 2016 11:21PM
Publication Updated: April 27, 2025 10:08PM

PARIS – The famed Braderie de Lille, an annual flea market in the northern France city, has been cancelled for security reasons, the latest festive gathering to be scratched because of fear of more attacks.

Lille Mayor Martine Aubry announced on Friday the cancellation of the Sept. 3-4 flea market, which draws visitors from around France who come to shop and to eat mussels, a regional specialty.

The news came hours after Nice officials said the July 14 truck attack has claimed an 85th victim, a man whose wife and son died when a Tunisian mowed down a crowd on the famed Promenade des Anglais with his truck.

Numerous summer festivals have been cancelled because maximal security cannot be assured despite and additional injection of security forces.

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