Amid the ongoing riots that have engulfed France since June 27th following the death of 17-year-old Arab teenager Nahel M., reports emerged that a violent attack on an elderly French priest in Saint-Étienne was related to the general unrest. The Diocese of Saint-Étienne later published an official statement disputing this.
On Thursday evening, June 29th in Saint-Étienne, capital of the administrative division of the Loire, unknown actors assaulted and robbed Father Francis Palle.
