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Ariège Councillor Beaten at Red Light as Attackers Steal His Car

The case marks the third reported attack on an elected representative in the commune in three years.

L’agression s’est produite sur ce carrefour, alors que l’élu était arrêté aux feux.
Les investigations ont été confiées à la brigade de gendarmerie locale.
Le procureur de la République de Foix, Olivier Mouysset.
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Overview

  • The attack occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 3 in Laroque-d'Olmes as the councillor waited at a traffic signal.
  • Two assailants pulled him from his vehicle, beat him, and fled in his car, and they remain at large.
  • An off-duty Ariège police officer witnessed the scene and intervened, prompting the attackers to flee.
  • The victim was taken to hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening, according to the Foix prosecutor.
  • Gendarmes have opened an active investigation, and the prosecutor says there is currently no objective evidence the motive was linked to his elected role.