The alleged perpetrator of the attack that took place in front of the synagogue in La Grande-Motte on Saturday was arrested in Nîmes. He is a 33-year-old man known to the police.
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The suspect in the attack on Saturday morning, August 24, on a synagogue in La Grande-Motte in Hérault was arrested during an intervention led by the RAID and the intervention brigades (BRI) of Marseille and Montpellier, in a tower in the sensitive district of Pissevin in Nîmes, Saturday at 11:35 p.m., France Inter and franceinfo learned from the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office.
Before the police intervened, he opened fire on the intervention column, which returned fire. The man was hit by several shots but his life is not in danger. He will be taken into custody when his health permits.
A 33-year-old Algerian, known to the police
According to information from franceinfo, he is a 33-year-old man of Algerian nationality, in a regular situation, known to the police. After starting several fires in front of the synagogue in La Grande-Motte on Saturday morning, this man was spotted on a video surveillance camera during his escape. According to the images, certified to franceinfo by a source close to the investigation, he was wearing a Palestinian flag tied around his waist and a keffiyeh on his head. His face was not hidden, which undoubtedly allowed investigators to identify him very quickly.
Suspect arrested in a sensitive area of Nîmes
The man was arrested during an intervention led by the RAID and the intervention brigades (BRI) of Marseille and Montpellier, in a tower in the sensitive district of Pissevin in Nîmes, Saturday around 11:35 p.m., France Inter and franceinfo learned from the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office. During his arrest, the suspect opened fire “on the intervention column” and was “injured in the face”detailed the PNAT, without specifying the seriousness of these injuries.
Three people from his entourage also arrested
Three other people from his entourage were taken into custody, franceinfo learned from a source close to the investigation. “Investigations are continuing actively in order to establish the conditions for the preparation of his actions and his escape”specifies the Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office.