The travel agency will closely monitor the follow-up situation. There are no Shanghai tourists in the French tourist group affected by the attack. French | Chinese | tourists
Recently, a bus carrying 41 Chinese tourists was attacked during the riots in Marseille, France, causing minor injuries to several tourists and attracting attention. Jiefang Daily's Shangguan News reporter confirmed from the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism that there are no Shanghai tourists in the tour group. At present, the Chinese embassy and consulate in France have issued relevant travel reminders to remind Chinese citizens traveling in France to strengthen safety precautions.
Previously, due to French police shooting and killing a local teenager, large-scale protests and demonstrations across France were triggered, resulting in violent clashes and deliberate damage to public facilities, personal property, and other areas. Public transportation in parts of the Paris region was also affected. The Chinese tourist group that was attacked in Marseille, France this time was also affected by the riot.
On the evening of June 29th local time, a bus carrying 41 Chinese tourists was attacked by a masked man in black while heading to stay at a hotel in Marseille, resulting in 5 tourists being lightly injured. After emergency medical treatment for injured tourists, this tourist group has temporarily changed their itinerary from France to Switzerland and will continue their subsequent travel itinerary. It is understood that the travel agency that organized this tour group is Shanghai Panoramic Travel Agency, a subsidiary of Zhongxin Tourism Group Co., Ltd. According to information from the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, there were no Shanghai tourists in the attacked tourist group.
At present, the Chinese Embassy in France has issued a reminder to Chinese citizens traveling to France to closely monitor the social security situation in France, avoid going to areas of protests and violent conflicts, and take practical measures to strengthen personal, vehicle, residential, and commercial safety precautions. It is also recommended that temporary travelers to France be particularly vigilant and travel with caution. In case of emergency, you can promptly report to the police and contact the Chinese Embassy and Consulate in France for assistance.
The reporter also learned from relevant travel agencies in Shanghai that in the past two days, there have been tourist groups arriving in Paris one after another, and Marseille, where tourists have been attacked, has not yet been included in the itinerary of the tourist groups. "We have a tour group that has just returned from Paris, and everything is currently stable. We will closely monitor the development of the situation and keep in touch with the tour leader in France every day. At the same time, we require French tourists to stay within the designated itinerary of the tour group and not act alone," said a person from a large travel agency.