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Palestinian detained in France after rabbi hit with chair
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Palestinian man was taken into custody after he threw a chair at a rabbi on a cafe terrace in a wealthy Paris suburb, a police source tells AFP, in an attack France’s main Jewish association condemned as antisemitic.
According to the source, the suspect attacked Rabbi Elie Lemmel in the western Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Lemmel was taken to hospital with a head injury.
The assailant was arrested and is in detention.
The attacker is a Palestinian man residing illegally in Germany, says a source close to the case, adding that the man benefits from a status that offers a form of protection for people who cannot be deported to a conflict zone.
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