France: Suspect Arrested in Attack on Synagogue

Quick work by the French cops. They have arrested the suspect in this morning’s fire set at a synagogue in southern France. He was located in the city of Nimes and was shot and wounded in an exchange of gunfire. There is no identification or further description as yet. The below article, translated by Fousesquawk from Le Figaro, has just been posted, and there will likely be several updates, which will cause discrepancies in the translated version.

Fire at the synagogue of La Grande Motte: “Suspected perpetrator has been arrested”, Gerald Darmanin announces.

By MD

Posted 26 minutes ago, updated 24 minutes ago.

Caption: Gerald Darmanin has announced the arrest of the perpetrator.

The perpetrator of the fire, who was wearing a flag with the colors of the Palestinian Authority and a weapon Saturday morning, has been arrested, the outgoing Minister of Interior announced on his X account. 

“The suspected perpetrator of the arson at the synagogue has been arrested.” In a message on his X account, the outgoing Minister of Interior, Gerald Darmanin, announced the arrest of the man suspected of setting fire to the Beth Yaacov Synagogue in La Grande-Motte (Herault) Saturday morning, just before 8:30 am. The man was taken down by police late Saturday-early Sunday, “despite his shots fired”, says (the Interior Minister)*

* ……”occupant of the Beauvau” -French Interior Ministry building)

“Thanks to the members of the police, and principally the RAID, who intervened with great professionalism,” he added. This morning, surveillance cameras in the city captured images of an individual setting fire to two cars, one of which contained a gas cylinder in front of the synagogue. The explosion injured a municipal police officer.

Insert, Darmanin on X:

“The suspected perpetrator of the arson of the synagogue has been arrested. Thanks to the members of the police, and principally RAID, who intervened with great professionalism, despite his gunshots.” 

The individual was arrested on the top floor of a tower building in the Pissevin quarter of Nimes (Gard), according to AFP (Agence France Presse) and was treated by emergency personnel after having been hit by gunfire from police. His condition is not critical.

More information to follow…….

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The French news outlet, Objectif  Gard, in the Nimes area, reports that the suspect is a 33-year-old Algerian, quoting BFMTV.

Source: http://garyfouse.blogspot.com/2024/08/france-suspect-arrested-in-attack-on.html