Overview

• One device exploded in a La Poste van during a route in La Roche‑Chalais, and bomb squads neutralized two others at the Saint‑Aulaye post office.
• The parcels were mailed from La Roche‑Chalais to a national deputy, a journalist and a humorist, using small detonators and non‑lethal charges considered capable of causing injury.
• The Périgueux prosecutor opened an inquiry led by the gendarmerie’s Bordeaux research unit, while the national anti‑terror prosecutor had not taken over the file.
• No arrests have been made, the sender and motive remain unknown, and investigators are treating the case as targeted intimidation.
• Le Parisien named the intended recipients as Estelle Denis, Manuel Bompard and Élodie Poux, and Bompard and Poux said they were contacted by authorities.