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France probes 'anti-Semitic' assault in Paris suburb France Jews: Two brothers attacked in Paris street
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French police are investigating an alleged racist assault on two Jewish men, one of whom lost a finger. French police are investigating an assault on two Jewish brothers in a Paris suburb, in which the attackers allegedly shouted anti-Semitic abuse.
The 29-year-old and his brother, aged 17, said they were beaten up on Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Bondy. Their injuries included blows with a hacksaw, French media reported. The eldest, 29, and his brother, 17, say one of the attackers was armed with a hacksaw and one of the brothers' hands was cut in the struggle.
The alleged assault happened after the pair, wearing Jewish skullcaps, were forced to stop their car. They say they were harassed while driving through the suburb of Bondy on Tuesday evening, wearing kippas.
Bondy is near Aulnay-sous-Bois, an area hit by anti-police rioting this month.Bondy is near Aulnay-sous-Bois, an area hit by anti-police rioting this month.
No suspects have been detained yet in connection with Tuesday's assault.No suspects have been detained yet in connection with Tuesday's assault.
Bondy is part of Seine-Saint-Denis district, north-east of Paris, where violence erupted earlier this month because of the alleged rape of a young black man by police.Bondy is part of Seine-Saint-Denis district, north-east of Paris, where violence erupted earlier this month because of the alleged rape of a young black man by police.
The man, called Theo, left hospital this week after emergency treatment. Violence also rocked some other suburbs.The man, called Theo, left hospital this week after emergency treatment. Violence also rocked some other suburbs.
Seine-Saint-Denis has a high density of immigrants, many of them Muslims. The district suffers from high unemployment and urban deprivation.Seine-Saint-Denis has a high density of immigrants, many of them Muslims. The district suffers from high unemployment and urban deprivation.
A French group combating anti-Semitism, called BNVCA, said the two Jews were racially abused first by two assailants who had followed them in a van. Then by more assailants who joined in the attack outside a shisha bar, BNVCA reported, quoting the victims' father. A French group combating anti-Semitism, called BNVCA, said the two Jews had been racially abused first by two assailants who had followed them in a van. Then by more assailants who joined in the attack outside a shisha bar.
Anti-Semitism has been a feature of Islamist attacks in France in recent years. An Islamist gunman killed four people in a Jewish supermarket during the Paris attacks in January 2015, which included the massacre at Charlie Hebdo magazine. Anti-Semitism has been a feature of Islamist attacks in France in recent years:
In 2012 a Jewish school was targeted by gunman Mohammed Merah in a shooting spree that left seven people dead in Toulouse and nearby Montauban.