Fire in front of the synagogue in La Grande-Motte: weapon around the waist, keffiyeh, flight… what video surveillance reveals about the suspect

Le suspect s'est enfuit à pied. Midi Libre – SYLVIE CAMBON

Ce samedi 24 août une explosion a été entendue à proximité de la synagogue Beth Yaacov à La Grande-Motte. Un suspect a été aperçu sur des images de vidéosurveillance. 

A man filmed by the video surveillance of the synagogue of La Grande-Motte leaving the premises after the fire and explosion in front of the Jewish religious building was flying a Palestinian flag, we learned on Saturday from a source close to the investigation, confirming information from BFMTV.

The video surveillance camera shows in particular, according to another source close to the case, this man with empty bottles in his hands and wearing a Palestinian flag around the size.

A handgun at the waist ?

In one of the CCTV images circulating on social media and verified as authentic by AFP, the man is wearing a red keffiyeh and a blue polo shirt on his head.

The bottles are made of plastic. A handgun can be seen, but not clearly, at the waist, which according to a source close to the case, could be a 9 mm.

The suspect left the scene on foot, running, according to the video surveillance images.