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https://www.france24.com/en/france/20250415-vehicles-burned-and-automatic-weapons-fired-at-french-prisons-justice-minister-says
Several French prisons were attacked overnight, Justice Minister
Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday, with assailants burning vehicles
and in one instance firing automatic weapons. Darmanin, who was
quick to link the incidents to France's campaign against drug
trafficking, is travelling to the site of one of the attacks
in the southern city of Toulon.
French justice minister Gérald Darmanin confirmed on Tuesday
that attacks had been carried out overnight on several French
prisons, and added he would travel to the southern city of
Toulon, whose prison was among those attacked.
"Attempts have been made to intimidate staff in several prisons,
ranging from burning vehicles to firing automatic weapons,"
Darmanin said on social media platform X.
"I am going to Toulon to support the officers concerned. The
French Republic is facing up to the problem of drug trafficking
and is taking measures that will massively disrupt the
criminal networks," he added.
. . .
NOT sure I believe the 'drug gang' angle. There's
just no POINT in them shooting at PRISONS. They
did not try to break in, they did not try to break
anyone out.
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