French police say they have arrested a man suspected of setting fires and causing an explosion outside a synagogue in a southern resort.
The culprit, who was holding a Palestinian flag in his pocket and wearing a keffiyeh at the time of the attack, set fire to at least two vehicles.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said “the alleged perpetrator” was detained on Saturday. He added that the police had shown “great professionalism”.
French media reported that the suspect, identified as a 33 year old Algerian, was shot and injured by police after he opened fire on the officers who came to arrest him in the city of Nîmes.
Earlier on Saturday, a police officer was injured in the blast outside the Beth Yaacov synagogue in the nearby seaside resort of La Grande-Motte.
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