# Legal investigations into incidents involving minors in FR > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/legal-investigations-into-incidents-involving-minors-in-fr > Updated: 2026-10-07T04:45:00.000Z. Sources: 15. Developments: 2. Recent reports from France highlight several incidents involving minors that have prompted legal investigations. In Belfort, two minors aged 15 and 17 were detained following the lynching of an undercover police officer during student protests. The officer was reportedly kicked in the head until losing consciousness. While the Belfort Prosecutor’s Office stated the officer placed a detainee ‘face down in the water’ due to equipment failure, the detainee’s lawyer has filed a complaint for attempted homicide. Separately, authorities are investigating incidents of terrorist glorification. In the Vendée region, adolescents vandalized a church in Soullans while playing music referencing terrorists and the Bataclan attacks. In Orléans, three minors were taken into custody after video footage emerged of students chanting lyrics referencing the same individuals. The Orléans prosecutor’s office has opened an inquiry into the ‘public glorification of terrorism’ following these events. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-07: France investigates minors for terrorist glorification in church and school incidents French authorities are investigating two incidents of terrorist glorification by minors: the profanation of a church in Vendée and a video of students chanting terrorist-related lyrics in Beaugency. 10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/church-in-soullans-desecrated-by-adolescents-playing-terrorist-glorifying-music ### 2026-10-04: France detains two minors for lynching undercover officer Two minors were detained in France for the lynching of an undercover officer during student protests in Belfort, amid investigations into attempted murder and counter-claims of police misconduct. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/france-detains-two-minors-for-lynching-undercover-officer --- Cite as: Legal investigations into incidents involving minors in FR. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/legal-investigations-into-incidents-involving-minors-in-fr