French mayor says rioters rammed car into his house


French mayor Vincent Jeanbrun has posted on Twitter that rioters ‘rammed a car’ into his home before ‘setting a fire’ while his family slept. – AFP pic, July 2, 2023.

RIOTERS in France rammed a car into the home of the mayor of a town south of Paris, injuring his wife and one of his children, the mayor said today.  

Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun wrote on Twitter that protesters “rammed a car” into his home before “setting a fire” while his family slept.  

“Last night a milestone was reached in horror and disgrace,” wrote the mayor of the town of L’Hay-les-Roses.  

The incident took place on the fifth night of chaos across France, where rioters have set cars on fire, attacked infrastructure, and clashed with security forces after police shot dead a 17-year-old boy trying to flee a traffic stop.  

“My wife and one of my children were injured,” said Jeanbrun.  

“It was an attempted murder of unspeakable cowardice.” – AFP, July 2, 2023. 


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