Rabat – France is investigating a car ramming attack on the house of mayor of L’Hay-les-Roses Vincent Jeanbrun, a public prosecutor’s office announced today.
The mayor commented on the incident, saying that his wife and two of his two children were injured in the attack.
Describing the situation as an “unspeakably cowardly assassination attempt,” the mayor said the incident took place at 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, while he was at the city hall.
“Individuals rammed their car upon my residence before setting fire to it to burn my house, inside which my wife and my two young children slept,” the mayor said.
He emphasized that there are “no words strong” enough to describe his emotions toward what happened on Saturday night.
France has been marred in controversy following he murder of an unarmed 17-year old boy named Nael on Tuesday.
The killing of Nael has triggered protests across France, with many condemning the alarming increase of racism.
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