Tuesday, September 09, 2008

In the shadow of the Eiffel Tower


Muslims Attack Jewish Teens in Paris

Three young Parisian Jews were treated for fractures and bruises after what France's interior minister described as an anti-Semitic attack in northern Paris.

The three – aged 17 and 18 – were wearing skullcaps and walking in Paris on Saturday when another group of youths threw a walnut at them. One of the Jewish youths approached the other group to ask for an explanation and was encircled and beaten. The other two Jewish youths went to help their friend and were also beaten.


One of the youths suffered a broken nose and another a fractured cheekbone...

The three boys were assaulted in a street in northern Paris where another Jewish teenager was beaten in June.

France has western Europe's largest population of both Jews and Muslims.
(AP)

2 comments:

LHwrites said...

Any bias or hate crime is particularly odious and despicable. It will be interesting to see more about the perpetrators and their backgrounds.

Bruce said...

I'll try to follow up on this. Jihadi sentiment in Paris seems to boil over every once in a while.