Overview

• French prisons have been subjected to a series of coordinated attacks, including gunfire with automatic weapons and arson, targeting facilities and staff vehicles.
• The most recent incidents occurred overnight, with cars set ablaze at Tarascon prison and a prison guard's home targeted in Meaux.
• Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin has attributed the violence to drug trafficking networks reacting to stricter anti-drug measures, including plans to isolate high-level traffickers in high-security prisons.
• The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) is leading the investigation, with assistance from domestic intelligence agency DGSI, citing the scale and coordination of the attacks.
• Graffiti with acronyms like 'DDPF' has been found at multiple sites, hinting at possible involvement of groups claiming to defend prisoner rights, though responsibility remains unconfirmed.