Overview

• The self-proclaimed DDPF group has orchestrated a series of attacks on French prisons and penitentiary staff since mid-April, involving arson, graffiti, and gunfire.
• The national antiterrorism prosecutor (Pnat) is leading an investigation, classifying the incidents as acts of terrorism targeting state institutions.
• Recent attacks include Molotov cocktails and gunfire in Isère, with suspects apprehended carrying gasoline canisters near a prison.
• Despite escalating violence and threats, no injuries have been reported, and authorities have intercepted multiple planned attacks.
• Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has condemned the attacks as 'intimidations against the Republic' and reinforced security measures around key facilities.