A policeman was slightly injured when a gas bottle exploded as police secured the site of the attack on Saturday morning, Attal said.
Local media reported earlier that the suspect had set fire to two cars, one of which contained at least one gas bottle, in the synagogue’s parking area at about 8:30 a.m. (0630 GMT).
Police protection of synagogues, and Jewish schools and shops would be stepped up across France, the government said.
Once more, our Jewish compatriots are targeted,” Attal wrote earlier on X.
La Grande-Motte is a port and resort city on the French Mediterranean coast.
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