Homeless Afghan man detained for arson spree directly behind Montpellier opera house in latest attack on French culture (opens in new tab)

A 33-year-old Afghan migrant has been placed in pretrial detention in Montpellier after being arrested on suspicion of deliberately starting several fires in the city center, directly behind the Opéra Comédie. According to investigators, the incidents occurred in the early hours of Sunday. At around 5:40 a.m., officers monitoring the Montpellier urban surveillance system observed […]