Eight people are arrested over the attack which came after a TV interview by President Macron on Monday.
By Antoinette RadfordEight people have been arrested after France's First Lady Brigitte Macron's great-nephew was attacked on Monday following a TV address by the French president.He was hit on the head, arms and legs and is awaiting the result of a scan.
Jean-Baptiste Trogneux was attacked outside the family chocolate shop in Amiens, which has repeatedly been targeted by protesters.The attackers fled the scene after neighbours intervened to stop the assault. The president of the Republicans party, Eric Ciotti, has condemned the attack and called for the attackers to be punished.The family of Brigitte Macron has run the Jean Trogneux chocolate shop in Amiens for six generations. It specialises in Amiens macarons, a sugary almond-based treat.
Jean-Alexandre Trogneux told the Courrier Picard newspaper he did not understand why his family business was targeted.
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