Overview
- Jordan Bardella was struck on the head with an egg during a signing for his book in Moissac in southwest France.
- Gendarmerie detained a suspect described as about 70 years old, and Bardella was unhurt and resumed the event after a brief pause.
- Prosecutor Bruno Sauvage told the newspaper Dépêche that the same man had previously targeted Éric Zemmour in 2022.
- According to Dépêche, the suspect is being questioned on suspicion of violence against a public official without injury.
- Initial details came via Figaro citing the gendarmerie, with no information released about the suspect’s motive or possible charges beyond the questioning.