Cars set on fire at French prison after wave of attacks, minister says


  • World
  • Wednesday, 16 Apr 2025

PARIS (Reuters) - Cars were set on fire at a prison in Tarascon in southern France early on Wednesday, justice minister Gerald Darmanin said, as the government tackles a wave of attacks on jails.

"Cars were set on fire very early this morning," Darmanin told C News TV.

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