An explosion exterior a synagogue within the south of France injured a police officer on Saturday morning, a spokesman for the gendarmerie stated.
Nobody contained in the synagogue at La Grande-Motte on the Mediterranean coast close to Montpellier was injured.
The spokesman for the gendarmerie, a department of the armed forces liable for inner safety in some areas, was initially unable to say something in regards to the motive – together with whether or not it was an anti-Semitic assault.
French Inside Minister Gérald Darmanin, writing on X, stated the try to set fireplace to the synagogue “was clearly legal.” He assured “our Jewish fellow residents” and the group of his full help.
All means have been mobilized to seek out the perpetrator, Darmanin stated.
Initially two automobiles have been set on fireplace exterior the synagogue, and a fuel cylinder exploded in one of many autos. Two doorways of the synagogue have been additionally set on fireplace.
Nevertheless, it’s unclear whether or not this occurred earlier than or after the explosion.
