A man has
rammed his car into the rear gate of the Elysee Palace, the Paris residence of
French President Francois Hollande.
The man
was arrested as he tried to force his way through the Grille du Coq gate yesterday.
Police
identified him as 67-year-old Attilio Maggiulli, a theatre director of Italian
nationality.
Police
officials said he was protesting against cuts in subsidies to his small theatre
in Paris.
He had
already been arrested on Wednesday near the Elysee Palace after pulling a
Harlequin puppet from his car and setting it alight. He was later released.
The
driver was slightly hurt in the collision and has been taken to a Paris hospital.
Police sources said he runs a
100-seat theatre in the Montparnasse district.
He has been arrested on suspicion of endangering
the lives of others. (BBC)
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