French prisons hit by wave of in a single day assaults

A number of prisons in France have been hit by a wave of assaults in a single day, the justice minister has mentioned.

Gérald Darmanin mentioned prisons had confronted “intimidation makes an attempt” starting from car burning to computerized weapon fireplace.

La Parisien stories that autos had been set on fireplace in a number of jail automobile parks, whereas a jail in Toulon was focused by gunshots from an computerized weapon.

The newspaper lists six institutions as being focused: in Toulon, Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, Valence and Nîmes, Luynes, Villepinte, and Nanterre.

In a publish on X, Darmanin mentioned he was travelling to Toulon to supply his assist to officers.

With out straight attributing blame for the assaults, he mentioned the French authorities was taking measures that may “profoundly disrupt” legal networks.