Firebombs thrown at synagogue north of Paris

Two Firebombs intended for a synagogue north of Paris, in Saint-Denis, blackened the façade and shattered the windows of an adjacent kosher restaurant, the third time a Jewish place of worship has been targeted since Israel began a military operation in the Gaza Strip in late December. No one was hurt and no group or individual claimed responsibility. President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed the attacked would not “remain unpunished.” France is home to Europe’s largest Arab and Jewish populations, and has experienced recent anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim incidents. Jewish and Muslim leaders were swift to appeal for calm in their communities. The rector of the mosque of Paris, Dalil Boubakeur, issued a statement Monday calling for “vigilance against all forms of provocation, wherever they may come from.”

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