Overview

• At least nine severed pig heads were found at mosques across the Paris region, including four in the city and five in inner suburbs, with one discovered in a suitcase.
• Several heads bore President Emmanuel Macron’s name written in blue ink, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office.
• Prosecutors said two foreign nationals bought a dozen pig heads from a Normandy farmer, drove a vehicle with Serbian plates to Paris, placed the heads, and then left France.
• CCTV footage and telecom data point to the suspects’ overnight movements and a Croatian phone line traced across the French‑Belgian border after the drops.
• Leaders condemned the Islamophobic acts, Macron met Muslim representatives, and officials highlighted a sharp 2025 rise in anti‑Muslim incidents, with no arrests announced so far.