French police arrest far-left activist over Limoges city hall fire

A suspect was arrested by the RAID police unit on Tuesday and taken into custody in connection with the fire that ravaged Limoges city hall on Saturday, October 17. The individual has been identified as a far-left activist. The man, a forty-year-old from the Creuse region, was arrested at 6:15 a.m. in Val-d'Issoire. He is already known to police as a "S-file" (state security concern) for violence against law enforcement. The anti-terrorism unit has taken over the investigation into the arson attack. The fire occurred during a protest against the high cost of living, where hundreds of radicalized individuals clashed with police. The blaze destroyed the 1883 building's roof and belfry, leaving it largely ruined.