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Some 300 people evacuated in heavily Jewish Paris suburb due to ‘suspicious’ car near synagogue
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAbout 300 people were evacuated yesterday from a neighborhood in Sarcelles, a multicultural Paris suburb with a large Jewish population, owing to a “suspicious” car near the town’s synagogue, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez says.
Nunez, speaking to French broadcaster BFM, says the incident took place on Saturday evening.
Nunez says an investigation is underway and that a “military weapon” had been found in the vehicle, and that the motive and suspect have not been identified.
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