{"id":2330550,"date":"2024-08-24T20:27:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T00:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-arrested-after-arson-attack-on-french-synagogue-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-24T20:29:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T00:29:48","slug":"suspect-arrested-after-arson-attack-on-french-synagogue-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-arrested-after-arson-attack-on-french-synagogue-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect arrested after arson attack on French synagogue &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuspect-arrested-after-arson-attack-on-french-synagogue-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2330550&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A suspect has been \u2064arrested following an arson attack on a synagogue in La Grande-Motte, France. The arrest, confirmed by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, came after a lengthy manhunt and involved an elite police unit. The suspect,\u2063 a 33-year-old Algerian man, \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alleged-illegal-alien-from-china-charged-with-arson-fire-at-historic-church-in-alabama\/\" title=\"Alleged Illegal Alien From China Charged With Arson Fire At Historic Church In Alabama\">allegedly set fire<\/a> to the entry doors of the Beth Yaacov synagogue and damaged several nearby vehicles. During the incident, a policeman sustained injuries due to an explosion from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-johnson-blames-capitol-attack-on-fake-trump-supporters\/\" title=\"Sen. Johnson blames Capitol attack on \u2018fake Trump supporters\u2019\">gas canister<\/a>. French \u200dPresident Emmanuel Macron described the attack as \u200ba\u200d terrorist act, prompting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-attacks-tourists-near-eiffel-tower-killing-one-and-injuring-two-others\/\" title=\"Tourist attack near Eiffel Tower leaves one dead, two injured\">anti-terrorism prosecutor&#8217;<\/a>s office to take over the \u2062investigation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Suspect arrested after arson attack on French synagogue<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1736971\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>French police arrested a man suspected of trying to set a synagogue on fire in La Grande-Motte, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>France<\/a>, on Saturday following a lengthy manhunt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed the arrest in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GDarmanin\/status\/1827468243952660569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post\">post<\/a> on X, and BFM TV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfmtv.com\/police-justice\/terrorisme\/info-bfmtv-incendie-de-la-synagogue-dans-l-herault-le-suspect-neutralise-a-nimes_AN-202408240365.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported \">reported<\/a> that the suspect is a 33-year-old Algerian. RAID, an elite tactical unit of the French police, carried out the arrest alongside police officers from Marseille and Montpellier.<\/p>\n<p>About 200 police officers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/french-police-hunt-arsonist-targeted-synagogue-injured-policeman-rcna168085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"began\">began<\/a> a manhunt on Saturday morning after an attacker set fire to the entry doors of the Beth Yaacov synagogue and several nearby vehicles. One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won&#039;t Enforce COVID Curfew\">police officer<\/a> was injured after a gas bottle exploded as police secured the site of the attack.<\/p>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron called the incident a terrorist attack, and the anti-terrorism prosecutor&rsquo;s office was placed in charge of the investigation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/24\/europe\/france-synagogue-arson-la-grande-motte-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"According to\">According to<\/a> CNN, prosecutors said an initial investigation indicated the suspect was carrying a Palestinian flag and a gun.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GabrielAttal\/status\/1827291450138136703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post \">post<\/a> on X, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said, &ldquo;This is an antisemitic attack. Once more, our Jewish compatriots are targeted. &hellip; In the face of antisemitism, in the face of violence, we will never allow ourselves to be intimidated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The French government said there would be increased police protection of synagogues and Jewish schools and shops across France.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>France is home to the largest Jewish population in Europe. Antisemitic incidents in France have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2024\/08\/12\/antisemitic-incidents-france-have-tripled-since-last-fall-interior-minister-warns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"tripled\">tripled<\/a> over the last year following the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>La Grande-Motte is a town located in southern France and is a popular seaside resort.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1736971\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736971\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man has been arrested by French police on suspicion of attempting to set fire to a synagogue in La Grande-Motte, France, after an extensive search. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced the arrest via a post on X, with BFM TV identifying the suspect as a 33-year-old Algerian. The operation involved RAID, an elite tactical unit of the French police, along with officers from Marseille and Montpellier. The manhunt began Saturday morning after an assailant ignited the entrance doors of the Beth Yaacov synagogue and several nearby vehicles. One officer sustained injuries due to an explosion from a gas bottle while securing the attack site. President Emmanuel Macron labeled the incident as a terrorist act, leading to the anti-terrorism prosecutor&#8217;s office taking over the investigation. Initial findings indicated that the suspect was carrying both a Palestinian flag and a firearm. In response to this antisemitic attack, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal stated that Jewish citizens are once again being targeted and emphasized that they will not be intimidated by such violence. The French government announced plans for increased police presence at synagogues and Jewish institutions across France, which has Europe&#8217;s largest Jewish community. Antisemitic incidents in France have surged threefold over the past year following Hamas&#8217;s attacks on Israel on October 7th. La Grande-Motte is known as a popular seaside resort town in southern France<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2330551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/France-synagogue-attack-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5175,13856,7204,5777,16746],"class_list":["post-2330550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrest","tag-arson","tag-crime","tag-france","tag-synagogue"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/France-synagogue-attack-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}