05-18-2021, 05:31 AM
BREAKING NEWS: Tour-Real Riots Leave 17 Dead, Dozens Wounded
The city of Tour-Real was rocked this evening by a city-wide riot, killing and wounding an estimated total of over one hundred. Among the dead are six bystanders, eight rioters, and three police officers. Local police estimate that around a third of Tour-Real's downtown storefronts were destroyed, causing hundreds of thousands of Meras in damage. Additional damage was caused to two major historical sights; the Cathedral of Saint Helene, built in 1816, and the city's namesake, la Tour Royale, where Duke Philippe I, one of the first Laurent dukes, fought against mercenary rebels and lost his life in 1783.
A group of rioters barricaded themselves in the Cathedral, causing damage to a number of paintings and injuring the Unitist priest and three Cathedral caretakers. We have yet to learn the names of the seventeen dead, but according to the TRPD, over fifty arrests have been made in connection to the injuries and vandalism.
The city is currently on lockdown, with adjacent cities contributing members of their own police forces to help secure the city. The Aurian National Guard has been mobilized to help with security and cleanup, and numerous charity organizations have donated money and manpower to the rebuilding effort.
Prime Minister Lapointe released a statement around an hour ago, denouncing the riots and other civil unrest starting to break out throughout Auria. "I am shocked and appalled at the barbarity of these riots. I am disgusted that some of my political rivals would support these so-called 'protests'. My heart goes out to the families of those killed."
More information will be published as soon as possible.
The city of Tour-Real was rocked this evening by a city-wide riot, killing and wounding an estimated total of over one hundred. Among the dead are six bystanders, eight rioters, and three police officers. Local police estimate that around a third of Tour-Real's downtown storefronts were destroyed, causing hundreds of thousands of Meras in damage. Additional damage was caused to two major historical sights; the Cathedral of Saint Helene, built in 1816, and the city's namesake, la Tour Royale, where Duke Philippe I, one of the first Laurent dukes, fought against mercenary rebels and lost his life in 1783.
A group of rioters barricaded themselves in the Cathedral, causing damage to a number of paintings and injuring the Unitist priest and three Cathedral caretakers. We have yet to learn the names of the seventeen dead, but according to the TRPD, over fifty arrests have been made in connection to the injuries and vandalism.
The city is currently on lockdown, with adjacent cities contributing members of their own police forces to help secure the city. The Aurian National Guard has been mobilized to help with security and cleanup, and numerous charity organizations have donated money and manpower to the rebuilding effort.
Prime Minister Lapointe released a statement around an hour ago, denouncing the riots and other civil unrest starting to break out throughout Auria. "I am shocked and appalled at the barbarity of these riots. I am disgusted that some of my political rivals would support these so-called 'protests'. My heart goes out to the families of those killed."
More information will be published as soon as possible.
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