The Patrouille de France flew over head at 20:45 south to north with tricolour smoke tailing.
Was very low. My building is the highest in Nîmes center. Legionnaires from 2e REI CA (Compagnie d'Appui, Weapons Company) deployed FAMAS with scope. P.4. jeeps and a Command vehicle, which I didn't recognised (looks Jappish).
Boom, boom and boom again. Fire work display has just started. It's been a good week-end. Concert was quite cool. French girl singing Anglo stuff, likes of Queen and Aretha Franklin. Avenue is jammed pack. Got a carry out and chilling.
Algeria have beaten Nigeria 2 - 1 in the CAN cup semi-final.
A cortège of supporters branding flags and scarves out of their car windows. Driving down and beeping like crazy. People are leaving the zone. Tossers...
Hope they don't go looking for a head on with a Sentinelle patrol. The other day, in Montpellier, one “supporter” drove his car into the crowd. A mother was killed and her baby sustained life-threatening injuries and is in intensive care.