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Police officer’s home in France destroyed by fire, interior minister says

By Thomson Reuters Nov 7, 2026 | 4:06 PM

Nov 7 (Reuters) – A police officer’s home in ​Auch, southwestern France, ‌was destroyed by fire on Saturday in what authorities ‌believe ​was ⁠a deliberate attack, ⁠Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said.

“Everything suggests that this ​intolerable criminal act was committed ⁠because ⁠of the officer’s ​profession,” Nunez said.

The ​house was destroyed despite ‌the intervention of firefighters, he said.

“All necessary ⁠resources will be deployed to identify those ⁠responsible ‌and bring ⁠them to justice,” ​Nunez ‌added in ​a post ⁠on X.

(Reporting by Carlos Méndez in Mexico City; Editing by Alistair ​Bell)