Prosecutors in France have opened an investigation after blue Star of David symbols were found spray-painted on several buildings in Paris.
Prosecutors in France have opened an investigation after blue Star of David symbols were found spray-painted on several buildings in Paris on Tuesday – incidents described by the French capital's mayor as 'despicable acts' of antisemitism.'Antisemitic tags were discovered in Paris. Faced with these despicable acts, we contacted the public prosecutor to identify, prosecute and sentence the perpetrators.
In a statement on Tuesday, French prosecutors said that they did not know 'whether these tags were intended to insult the Jewish people or to claim Jewish membership, particularly as they involved the blue star' rather than yellow, but felt it was necessary to investigate 'in view of the geopolitical context and its impact on the population.
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