Some of the fires that devastated large areas of countryside along the southern Riviera last week were, according to police sources, set deliberately. Two teenagers, one 16 and the other 17, were arrested in possession of matches, lighters and binoculars on Wednesday and were still in custody in Martigues, near Marseille, at the end of the week. One other person, arrested in relation to a fire in Peynier, near Aix-en-Provence, also remained in custody, while two others had been released. Negligence, such as the careless discarding of cigarette butts, has … Continue reading Three arrested on suspicion of setting Riviera fires