Multiple prisons in France hit by ‘co-ordinated’ attacks involving gunfire and arson

Cars burn in a car park of Valence prison overnight - (FO Justice Union)

Multiple prisons in France have been attacked, the country’s justice minister has said – with reports of gunfire and arson.

France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor’s department is investigating the attacks alongside the national security agency, while local media reports claim the attacks were co-ordinated.