By RFI
Two men have been charged with involvement in a machete attack on three French rugby players in southern France last weekend. Both have police records and have been identified by witnesses .
The two men, aged 20 and 21, were charged with "aggravated and premeditated group violence using arms," said Yves Delperie, the local prosecutor.
"They were identified by witnesses and the victims," he said.
Three other men who had been placed in custody earlier were released without charge.
The two suspects charged are both from the French West Indies and have police records – the younger for extortion using violence and the other for drugs offences.
The attack on Aurélien Rougerie, Julien Pierre and Benjamin Kayser of the ASM Clermont club took place on Saturday night as they were returning to their hotel in Millau, where they were staying on their way to a training camp.
A group of people armed with machetes, shovels and knives attacked the rugby player following an argument outside a bar.
Kayser and Rougerie suffered arm injuries while Pierre suffered deep cuts on his hip.
There have been several knife attacks in Millau recently.
