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French authorities open terror probe after explosion injures police officer near southern synagogue

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On Saturday, two cars parked at the Beth Yaacov synagogue complex in southern France were set ablaze, with a propane gas tank in one of the vehicles detonating and injuring a police officer. Five people, including the rabbi, were unharmed. The incident is being investigated as an attempted terrorist murder by France's specialist antiterrorism prosecutor. A man caught on CCTV setting fire to the vehicles was carrying a Palestinian flag and possibly a handgun. The attack is being treated as a potential terror attack by police, and security around Jewish sites has been tightened. The suspect is still at large. French President Emmanuel Macron has called the incident a "terrorist act" and stated that the fight against antisemitism is a constant battle.

  1. FR
    Gérald Darmanin
    Renaissance
    1. I want to assure our Jewish fellow citizens and the local community of my full support, and say that at the request of the president of the republic, Emmanuel Macron, all means are being mobilised to find the perpetrator.
  2. FR
    Gabriel Attal
    Renaissance
    1. Faced with antisemitism, faced with violence, we will never let ourselves be intimidated.
    2. Once again our Jewish fellow citizens are being targeted.
  3. FR
    Emmanuel Macron
    Renaissance
    1. Our thoughts are with the congregation at the Grande-Motte synagogue and all the Jews of our country. Everything is being done to find the perpetrator of this terrorist act and tpo protect places of worship.
    2. The fight against anti-Semitism is a constant battle.
  4. FR
    Yonathan Arfi
    1. Exploding a gas canister in a car outside the synagogue in La Grande-Motte at a time when worshippers were due to arrive is not just an attack on a place of worship, it is an attempt to kill Jews.

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sources

  1. 1.CNA News
  2. 2.Al Jazeera
  3. 3.France 24
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.BBC
  6. 6.CTV News
  7. 7.CNN
  8. 8.Agence France-Presse
  9. 9.CCTV
  10. 10.Charlie Hebdo
  11. 11.France Info

perspectives

  1. 1.Islamic Terrorism
  2. 2.Fire
  3. 3.Terrorist Attacks in Europe
  4. 4.Antisemitism

countries

  1. 1.GermanyDE
  2. 2.FranceFR
  3. 3.IsraelIL
  4. 4.Palestine, State ofPS
  5. 5.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Council of Jewish Institutions in France
  2. 2.National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's OfficeFR
  3. 3.EU Fundamental Rights Agency
  4. 4.European Union
  5. 5.HamasPS
  6. 6.National RallyFR
  7. 7.Synagogue Beth Yaacov

persons

  1. 1.Gabriel AttalFR
  2. 2.Gérald DarmaninFR
  3. 3.Emmanuel MacronFR
  4. 4.Yonathan ArfiFR
  5. 5.Stephan Rossignol
  6. 6.Jean-Luc MélenchonFR
  7. 7.Jordan BardellaFR

technicals

  1. 1.Judaism
  2. 2.Beth Yaacov
  3. 3.Islam