Gerald Darmanin

French prisons hit by mystery arson and gunfire attacks
April 15, 2025
A wave of coordinated attacks have hit prisons across France, with unknown assailants torching cars outside several jails, leaving mysterious inscriptions and hitting one facility with automatic gunfire.In recent...
French authorities shore up protection of Jewish places of worship after suspected synagogue attack
August 24, 2024
PARIS (AP) — France’s acting interior minister ordered police reinforcements to protect Jewish places of worship after a suspected arson attack Saturday on a synagogue in a southwestern Mediterranean...
A French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer, suspected of targeting Olympic torch, sentenced to 2 years
July 20, 2024
PARIS (AP) — A French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer was sentenced to two years in prison after making threats online and was suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch...
French anti-terror police detain alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer suspected of targeting Olympic torch
July 17, 2024
PARIS (AP) — French anti-terror police have detained an alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch relay, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Wednesday.The Paris prosecutor's...
Candidates in pivotal French legislative elections make final push in torrid campaign ahead of vote
July 5, 2024
PARIS (AP) — Candidates in France's pivotal and polarizing legislative elections were making their last pushes on Friday for the second and decisive round of voting after a three-week...
France’s interior minister warns of potential unrest after elections
June 28, 2024
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin warned on Friday of potential unrest in France following the upcoming parliamentary elections."On the evening of the first round and no doubt on the...