Emergency services on scene after explosion by French synagogue

Two cars set on fire outside a synagogue in southern France on Saturday caused an explosion in which a police officer was injured. Security was tightened following the blast outside the Beth Yaacov synagogue in the seaside resort of La Grande Motte.

The explosion was likely caused by a gas canister hidden in one of the cars, and the authorities are treating the blast as a potential terror attack.   Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said France's national anti-terror prosecutors had been tasked with probing the incident.