While denied access by reception staff, he then went up to the elected office and doused the desks of two assistants with petrol.
The individual was neutralized by the municipal police. “They used their firearm,” confirms the prefect of Angoulême. Several gunshots were heard in the neighborhood. The 46-year-old man was injured and was not known to police.
Firefighters were able to quickly stop the fire. A demining team should intervene within the next few hours.