France Riots: Mayor's Wife Hurt after Attack on Their Home - BBC News

July 2, 2023 | Attackers in France tried to set fire to the home of a suburban Paris mayor's home overnight and fired rockets at his fleeing wife and children. The incident has caused widespread shock and is being treated as attempted murder. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has described it as intolerable. Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun was not at home, but his wife suffered a broken leg and a child was also hurt. France has seen violent protests after police killed a teenager, Nahel M, on Tuesday.

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