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AN EXPLOSION at a synagogue near a popular destination hotspot in France is being treated as a terrorist attack
The attacked occurred on Saturday in La Grande Motte, a seaside resort close to Montpellier.
XFrench Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said the situation was being dealt with by specialist anti-terrorist prosecutors.
He said: “Police are currently looking for suspects, and reporting to anti-terrorist prosecutors.”
He also confirmed that a police officer was badly injured in the blast by the town’s synagogue.
Mr Darmanin called for the “immediate reinforced protection” of all Jewish places of worship in France.
An investigating source said: “The alarm was raised at around 8.30am.”
“There was at least one violent explosion, and flames touched the door of the synagogue.”
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