At around 5:40 a.m., officers monitoring the Montpellier urban surveillance system observed an individual igniting a garbage container on Rue de la Maréchaussée, directly behind the opera house. He was arrested without incident and later identified as a 33-year-old Afghan national who told officers he was homeless. The suspect was brought before the Montpellier public prosecutor on Monday and has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. In July last year, a 51-year-old Moroccan migrant was convicted for an arson attack that destroyed four acres of forest in Saint-Gilles. Despite the severe arson attack and a lengthy criminal record, he was only given a suspended sentence and will serve no jail time unless he reoffends.