France: Dozens of Jewish graves vandalized in anti-Semitic attack
By DW
08 December 2019 |
9:14 am
Vandals have defaced more than 100 graves with swastikas in a Jewish cemetery in eastern France. The interior minister condemned the "heinous acts" — the latest in a string of anti-Semitic incidents in the Alsace region.
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