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Saturday, August 24, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Macron calls explosion at synagogue in southern France ‘an act of terror’
French President Emmanuel Macron calls an arson attack outside a synagogue in southern France this morning “an act of terror,” adding in a post on X that “the fight against antisemitism is a daily fight.”
“Sending thoughts to the faithful of the synagogue of La Grande-Motte and all the Jews of our country,” he writes, promising that all efforts are being made to apprehend the perpetrator and to “protect places of worship.”
The explosion outside the Beth Yaacov synagogue in the seaside resort of La Grande Motte, near the city of Montpellier, wounded a police officer, in what authorities say is being treated as a potential terror attack.
Security around Jewish sites has been tightened following the early morning blast.
