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.
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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.
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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.