Overview

• Police reported at least nine pig heads discovered at multiple sites across Paris and its suburbs, including three in the capital and one placed in a suitcase.
• The incidents were found outside several mosques, with reports indicating at least six houses of worship were affected.
• The Paris prosecutor opened an investigation for suspected incitement to hatred as police work to identify those responsible.
• Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau condemned an “intolerable provocation” and said he could not rule out foreign interference.
• Authorities said five of the heads had President Emmanuel Macron’s name scratched on them, while Muslim leaders condemned coordinated islamophobic acts.