The mayor's wife suffered a broken leg.
Rioters in France attacked a mayor's home in the Paris suburb of L’Hay-les-Roses, injuring his wife and child.
Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun said a group of people rammed a burning car into his home around 1:30 a.m. while his wife and child were asleep. He was not home at the time, as he was monitoring the violence at the town hall.The regional prosecutor has opened an investigation into what he's deeming an attempted murder. He told local media outlets that the car was meant to ram the house and set it on fire. He also said that flame accelerant was found in the car.
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