Milan, 5 Nov. (LaPresse) – A high school in Tournefeuille, near Toulouse, France, was set alight by a group of masked individuals who entered the building carrying fireworks. France Info reports this, sharing images circulating on social media. The school was evacuated. According to initial reports, around thirty people stormed the school. “This act was an attempt to set the entire building alight; it was a deliberate act. We have video footage which we will make available to the police and which, I hope, will enable us to quickly identify those responsible,” said Kamel Chibli, vice-president of the Occitanie region. Bfmtv also reports that in another city, Lille, the gate of a secondary school was set alight this morning; police and firefighters attended the scene. These incidents are taking place on another day of national mobilisation in France against the cost of living crisis.
France: High school set alight near Toulouse and school gate ablaze in Lille
Milan, 5 Nov. (LaPresse) – A high school in Tournefeuille, near Toulouse, France, was set alight by a group of masked individuals who entered the building carrying fireworks. France Info reports this, sharing images circulating on social media. The school was evacuated. According to initial reports, around thirty people stormed the school. “This act was an attempt to set the entire building alight; it was a deliberate act. We have video footage which we will make available to the police and which, I hope, will enable us to quickly identify those responsible,” said Kamel Chibli, vice-president of the Occitanie region. Bfmtv also reports that in another city, Lille, the gate of a secondary school was set alight this morning; police and firefighters attended the scene. These incidents are taking place on another day of national mobilisation in France against the cost of living crisis.