Overview

• Nine pig heads were discovered Tuesday morning at locations in Paris and nearby towns, including Rue Marey in the 20th arrondissement, outside a mosque in the 15th, in a suitcase in the 18th, and at mosques in Montreuil and Montrouge.
• The Paris Prefecture’s criminal investigation unit is leading an inquiry classified as aggravated incitement to hatred on grounds of race or religion, with no arrests announced.
• At least one head bore the name “Macron,” according to initial reports from local media.
• Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau condemned the “intolerable provocations,” Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo denounced “racist acts,” and the Grand Mosque of Paris urged national solidarity.
• Community advocate Bassirou Camara of ADDAM warned of possible escalation without a firm response from authorities, noting months of rising anti-Muslim hostility.