French Authorities Arrest Man in Attempted Arson on Synagogue
Published on August 26, 2024
A man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue in a town in southern France was arrested on Saturday after an exchange of gunfire with police. On Saturday morning, “an attempted arson attack, clearly criminal, hit the synagogue of La Grande-Motte,” French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said in an Aug. 24 X post. On Sunday, the minister revealed that the alleged perpetrator had been arrested. “Thanks to the police, and mainly the RAID, who intervened with great professionalism despite his gunshots,” he wrote. RAID is a French police unit. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on X that nearly 200 officers were mobilized, and the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the incident....