France: Arsonist caught setting fire to synagogue at Epinay

Via the National Bureau for Vigilance Against Antisemitism (BNVCA):

The BNVCA released a statement strongly condemning the attempted arson of the synagogue of Epinay Sur Seine, 41 rue de Paris, perpetrated on the night of June 24 by an individual, aged around fifty, who deliberately set fire to the dustbins placed outside in front of synagogue door.

The door and the adjacent premises are reported to have been damaged by the fire.  The BNVCA praises the action of the police who caught the arsonist in flagrante delicto.