NEWS IN BRIEF. A man in his sixties who was arrested as part of a gendarmerie investigation following several arson attacks in the commune of Puisserguier, in the Hérault department, has been sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment, 20 of which are to be served without parole, and ordered to pay €26,698 to cover the costs incurred in dealing with the various fires.
Hérault: prison sentence and a €26,000 fine for an arsonist
