Bus driver killed in ‘barbaric’ attack over face mask rule

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A bus driver was beaten to death in a “barbaric” attack after asking passengers to wear face masks on his bus.

Philippe Monguillot, 59, was declared brain dead after being viciously assaulted in Bayonne, France on Sunday.

Veronique Monguillot, the wife of bus driver Philippe Monguillot, took to the streets to last week to protest over the violence he and other bus drivers are facing in France after rules stated passengers have to wear masks. Picture: Gaizka Iroz/AFPDespite being hopeful he would pull through in hospital, Philipe’s injuries were too severe.His 18-year-old daughter Marie said his family and doctors had decided to “let him go”.

“There were insults and then shoving. The bus driver was pushed out of the bus,” the prosecutor said. Claude Olive, the Mayor of Bayonne, said meetings were in progress to try and improve security on buses.

 

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Shocking

Sounds like the bus drivers over there need a sawn off 12 gauge,deal with this human vermin once and for all.

Noir

Thanks!

Who are these low lifes- clearly not human beings.

The whole world is going to hell in a handbasket.

Will you be reporting on the skin colour of the alleged perpetrators?

That’s horrifying

Any excuse will do in achieving the goal now

Any pics or descriptions of the perps? Nah, didn't think so.

AllLivesMatter

WTAF is wrong with the world. People like Trump, Johnson and Morrison have 'entitled' people to think they can say and do what they like!

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$5 bet: they were not native white French. Any takers?

Noooo! Omg that’s horrific!

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