Fire at Limoges town hall: the main suspect, an “ultra-left activist”, arrested by the RAID

Less than three days after the arson which ravaged the town hall of Limoges (Haute-Vienne), classified as a historical heritage site, a suspect was arrested on Tuesday at dawn in Val d'Issoire by the Bordeaux RAID, we learned from consistent sources.

According to a police source, “He is an ultra-left activist already on S file.”

Aged 40 and originally from Creuse, he is also known to the authorities, in particular for acts of “violence against a person holding public authority”. Contacted, the Limoges prosecutor confirmed the arrest of the suspect without further details at this stage.

On Saturday, the town hall of “the red city” was attacked on the sidelines of a demonstration against the high cost of living, which brought together around 5,500 people according to the authorities. At the end of the gathering, very organized and determined individuals targeted the building inaugurated in 1883 by infiltrating through the cellars then starting a fire which quickly spread into the attic.