Published: 2024-08-24 12:45
Last Updated: 2024-08-24 12:57
On Saturday morning, two cars, one of which contained a gas cylinder, were set on fire in front of a Jewish temple in La Grande-Motte, southern France.
The resulting explosion injured a police officer, according to the local gendarmerie and the mayor.
AFP reported that Mayor Stéphane Rossignol confirmed that a municipal police officer was injured at the scene where the two vehicles were set ablaze.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin condemned the incident as "criminal" on the social media platform X.