Cars were set on fire at a prison in Tarascon in southern France early on Wednesday, said French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin in what he called an attempt by "people" to try to "destabilise ...

Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin, at the Toulon-La Farlède prison, in the southern French town of La Farlède, on April 15, 2025. MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP It was an exceptional attack, not so much ...

Several French prisons were attacked overnight, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday, with assailants burning vehicles and in one instance firing automatic weapons. Darmanin, who was quick to ...