Fifteen cars registered outside of Brittany, particularly those hailing from the Paris region, were vandalised over the weekend in several municipalities in Côtes-d’Armor, according to the Saint-Brieuc prosecutor’s office.
The public prosecutor of Saint-Brieuc, Bertrand Leclerc, told AFP they had received fifteen complaints in the municipalities of Plougrescant, Penvénan and Trévou-Tréguignec.
Cars were found with punctured tyres and scratches, as well as messages signed by FLB (the Brittany Liberation Front). Among the victims was a doctor whose car was on loan and registered in Luxembourg.
Officials said they suspected the damage was linked to the coronavirus, in a display of defiance against those fleeing cities such as Paris for their second homes on the coast.
