The Synagogue of La Grande-Motte (Hérault) was targeted on the morning of Saturday, August 24. The suspect, an Algerian in a normal situation, was arrested during the night from Saturday to Sunday. Although he is unknown to the intelligence services, he still presents a worrying profile.
The attack shook the Jewish community and all of France this weekend. The Grande-Motte Synagogue in Hérault was the target of an arson fire in the early hours of Saturday, August 24. A municipal policeman in the seaside resort was significantly injured in an explosion. The suspect allegedly acted alone to attack the La Grande-Motte synagogue. He even set fire to his own car, he claims BFMTV.
Quickly arrested during the night from Saturday to Sunday in Nîmes approximately 50 kilometers from La Grande Motte, the suspect opened fire upon the arrival of the RAID.
Algerian citizen in ordinary situation, aged 33, arrived in France in the 2010s and father of a young child, reports Current valuesthe arsonist El Hussein Khenfri is unknown to the intelligence services but still presents a very unstable profile.
Traffic offences, drug use, the banning of mosques…
The latter appears in police files for traffic offenses and drug use. After living in La Grande-Motte, he moved to Nîmes where he attended the mosque, before being asked to stop going there. According to information from The free corecaused trouble for the faithful, shocked by his incoherent lines and his heavy use of narcotics.
The man is also known for squatting in apartments. He was also arrested in a home that was not his the sensitive Pissevin district of Nîmes Saturday a little before midnight.
The suspect was injured, but his life is not in danger. He was apparently shot in the arm. He could be operated on on Monday, in Nîmes, at the Carémeau hospital, accordingly Midi-Free. Once operated on, he could be taken to Paris by anti-terrorist police to eventually be questioned about his motivations.
In addition to the synagogue attacker, the police arrested two people. These are two men in their thirties who are simply acquaintances of the man. A third suspect was arrested this Sunday.