According to the television channel France Info, the unrest began during the evening of June 12, when dozens of immigrants from Chechnya rallied in downtown Dijon. One Chechen claimed that immigrants from Chechnya living in France, Belgium, and Germany, had arrived in the city. The next night, June 15, dozens of Chechens armed with metal rods were spotted in Les Grésilles. Footage from the third night of unrest in DijonDuring the evening on June 15, unrest broke out in the Les Grésilles district once again. In this instance, however, Chechen immigrants were not involved in the incident — according to law enforcement agencies, local residents staged the riots.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 16, 2020 15:22 UTC