Paris [France]: Anti-terror authorities have started an investigation into a suspected arson attack on a synagogue in the southern French town of La Grande-Motte on Saturday morning (local time) in which a police officer was injured, CNN reported. The incident is the latest in a series of attacks in recent months that have unsettled France's Jews.
Jews typically visit synagogues on Saturday morning to celebrate the Sabbath. In an email to CNN, French anti-terrorism prosecutors said that they had taken charge of the probe.
Outgoing French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal stated that a municipal police officer had been injured in the "anti-Semitic act."
In a post on X, Attal stated, "An attack targeted the synagogue of La Grande Motte this morning. An anti-Semitic act. Once again, our Jewish fellow citizens are being targeted. I extend my full support to them in this new ordeal. We are at their side. Recognition to the firefighters for their mobilization. Solidarity with the municipal police officer injured in the attack."
"I have been informed that the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office has taken charge of the investigation. Security forces are currently hunting the suspect. We will not give up. In the face of anti-Semitism, in the face of violence, we will never let ourselves be intimidated. I will go there this afternoon with @GDarmanin and we will immediately strengthen the protection of Jewish places of worship," he added.
Read: https://twitter.com/GabrielAttal/status/1827291450138136703?