Home of French mayor ram-raided and torched by rioters

Vincent Jeanbrun, mayor of the southern suburb of L'Hay-les-Roses, said his wife and one of their two children, aged five and seven, were injured as they fled the building in the early hours. Jeanbrun, from the conservative Les Republicains party, was not at home but at the town hall during the incident. The town hall has been the target of attack for several nights since the shooting and has been protected with barbed wire and barricades. "While attempting to shield them and fleeing the attackers, my wife and one of my children got hurt." L'Hay-les-Roses Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun (credit: Wikimedia Commons)The local prosecutor told reporters that an investigation into attempted murder had been opened.