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Published on 4 August 2005

ANTI-SEMITIC ACT AGAINST A JEWISH SCHOOL: THREE TEENAGERS ARRESTED THEN FREED

After throwing three bottles containing an explosive mixture in a Jewish school of the 18th district of Paris, three teenagers, including one aged just 15, were referred to the prosecution. They were freed a few days later. Some of the faithful were in one of the rooms in the school, which serves as a synagogue. One of the bottles fell into the room but did not touch these persons who heard an explosion. A judicial inquiry was opened firstly for “attempt of wilful degradation by dangerous means for reasons of religious belonging", then for "intentional violence" with the aggravating circumstances of "use of arms for reasons of religion" and "manufacturing and holding explosives” or “incendiary” materials.



The Home Affairs Minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, visited the scene. He reaffirmed that “there never is a minor anti-Semitic or racist act. Whether a word or a gesture, whether there are victims or not, it always is something serious. (…) Threatening a Jewish school is an unacceptable act which is not the problem of the Jewish community. It is the problem of the Republic, because who threatens a Jew threatens the Republic."

The CRIF thanked the police and the judiciary for their efficient action, while calling for continued efforts in fighting against the various forms of anti-Semitism.

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