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Jewish men attacked with hacksaw by men ‘shouting anti-Semitic abuse’ in Paris | |
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Two Jewish men have been attacked with a hacksaw in Paris after allegedly being called “dirty Jews” in a volley of anti-Semitic abuse. | Two Jewish men have been attacked with a hacksaw in Paris after allegedly being called “dirty Jews” in a volley of anti-Semitic abuse. |
The brothers, aged 17 and 29, said they were wearing kippahs as they drove through the suburb of Bondy and noticed the alleged attackers staring at them from a following van. | |
The elder brother told police he lowered his window to ask what the driver was doing after he started swerving in front of their car, LCI Radio reported. | |
“I do what I want to on the road,” he allegedly replied. “You dirty Jews! Bastards! You’re all going to die!” | “I do what I want to on the road,” he allegedly replied. “You dirty Jews! Bastards! You’re all going to die!” |
The brothers said they feared a crash and were forced to stop outside a shisha bar, where the van driver pulled a weapon described as a hacksaw out from the back of the vehicle. | The brothers said they feared a crash and were forced to stop outside a shisha bar, where the van driver pulled a weapon described as a hacksaw out from the back of the vehicle. |
They said they attempted to flee but were chased and beaten. The elder brother was reportedly punched to the ground before his attacker moved the saw to his throat. | They said they attempted to flee but were chased and beaten. The elder brother was reportedly punched to the ground before his attacker moved the saw to his throat. |
The teenager said he struck the assailant before struggling for the saw, leaving him with wounds that needing hospital treatment. | |
France’s National Bureau for Vigilance Against Anti-Semitism (BNVCA) denounced the attack on Tuesday evening and has offered legal representation to the victims. | France’s National Bureau for Vigilance Against Anti-Semitism (BNVCA) denounced the attack on Tuesday evening and has offered legal representation to the victims. |
“The BNVCA asks the police to do everything possible to identify the anti-Jewish aggressors, a father and son described as of North African origin,” a spokesperson said. | “The BNVCA asks the police to do everything possible to identify the anti-Jewish aggressors, a father and son described as of North African origin,” a spokesperson said. |
The manager of the bar where the incident took place told French media he saw an attacker with a saw and “intervened before something more serious happened” but did notice any religious symbols. | The manager of the bar where the incident took place told French media he saw an attacker with a saw and “intervened before something more serious happened” but did notice any religious symbols. |
“I saw neither Jew nor Muslim nor Christian nor atheist at the scene,” he added. | “I saw neither Jew nor Muslim nor Christian nor atheist at the scene,” he added. |
No arrests have been made in relation to the attack. It came amid fears over anti-Semitic violence in France, where a gunman loyal to Isis killed four people at a kosher supermarket in January 2015. | No arrests have been made in relation to the attack. It came amid fears over anti-Semitic violence in France, where a gunman loyal to Isis killed four people at a kosher supermarket in January 2015. |
Extremist gunman Mohammed Merah also targeted a Jewish school in a shooting spree that left seven people dead in 2012, while the Brussels Jewish Museum was attacked by an Isis supporter in neighbouring Brussels in 2014. | Extremist gunman Mohammed Merah also targeted a Jewish school in a shooting spree that left seven people dead in 2012, while the Brussels Jewish Museum was attacked by an Isis supporter in neighbouring Brussels in 2014. |
France, which has the third-largest Jewish population in the world, has seen a decrease in reported anti-Semitic attacks over the past two years according to interior ministry figures. | France, which has the third-largest Jewish population in the world, has seen a decrease in reported anti-Semitic attacks over the past two years according to interior ministry figures. |
Bondy lies near the suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois, which has been hit by waves of protests and rioting following a police officer’s alleged rape of a black man. |
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