Overview
- Orange said late Wednesday the Saint-Mauront site will shut from Thursday, with about 1,200 employees told to work remotely or use other offices during the inquiry.
- Security staff discovered four bullet impacts on January 5, including a round that pierced a meeting-room window and lodged in a door.
- The public prosecutor opened an investigation for damage and violence with weapons, and surveillance footage is being examined to establish the timing of the shots.
- Police reinforced the area with more patrols and static guards at entry and exit times, and officials indicate the gunfire occurred outside opening hours.
- Unions are urging a relocation or fallback site, citing the building’s proximity to a well-known drug-dealing point and a recent two-week closure tied to local tensions.