Toulouse (France) (AFP) – The home of a police officer from Auch, in Gers, was burned down on Saturday, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, according to whom this agent was targeted because of his profession.

Published on: 08/11/2026 - 1:12 p.m. Modified on: 08/11/2026 - 2:05 p.m.

“Everything suggests that this intolerable criminal act was committed because of the profession of this police officer,” Mr. Nuñez wrote on X on Saturday evening.

According to a police source, the house, occupied by a police officer from the Auch police station, was burned to the ground shortly after 6 a.m. on Saturday. The house was empty and the flames therefore did not cause any casualties, added another police source.

“There is no doubt about the criminal context,” said this second source, according to whom several fires were identified and several cans of gasoline found on site.

According to the first elements of the investigation, a window was also broken with a concrete block, which was found inside the home.

“This act once again demonstrates the incredible violence that our law enforcement agencies face too often even though they are mobilized every day to ensure the safety of our fellow citizens,” added the Minister of the Interior on X, assuring the agent of his “total support.”

The home was placed under gendarmerie surveillance, according to one of the police sources.

The investigation was entrusted jointly to the national police district (CPN) and the interdepartmental judicial police service (SIPJ) of Haute-Garonne.

Contacted by AFP, the Auch public prosecutor's office did not respond.

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