Several prisons in France attacked with guns fired and vehicles burned

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Several prisons in France attacked with guns fired and vehicles burned  Vehicles were set on fire in several prison car parks and a prison in the southern city of Toulon was fired at with an automatic weapon.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/15/several-prisons-in-france-attacked-with-guns-fired-and-vehicles-burned  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00French Justice Minister Gérard Damanin has met with offices at Toulon prison to offer

00:06his support after the entrance of the detention centre was hit with a barrage of gunfire overnight.

00:30Toulon prison was one of several to be targeted with attacks across France. Vehicles were also set

00:38on fire in car parks with facilities in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, Valence and Nîmes, Luyne, Nanterre and Villepinte.

00:48Damanin believes the attacks were coordinated and linked to the French government's plans to

00:53tighten laws against organised drug-related crime.

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