A bus was attacked on Wednesday evening in Angoulême by about thirty young people armed with swords and baseball bats. A few stops later, the driver was relieved and the damaged bus replaced. No arrests have been made so far, as the thirty young people disperse quickly after the bus leaves. On Thursday morning, the city’s transport network announced that no buses would run, with drivers exercising their right of withdrawal. This is the second bus attack in a week. Source Ouest-France
An Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander said: “Iran needs no permission from foreign countries” to test missiles. The US, Britain and France claim the tests flout restrictions on Tehran’s military program. Source: Deutsche Welle
Three people have been killed and 12 people injured, some critically, in a shooting on Tuesday near a Christmas market in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, police said, adding that the suspected gunman was on the run. Source: The Local
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has set off on a whistle-stop tour of Europe, after postponing a parliamentary vote on the Brexit deal. May had been faced with the possibility of a crushing defeat on the bill. Source: Deutsche Welle
