About 300 People Evacuated in Paris Suburb Due to ‘Suspicious’ Car Near Synagogue
Police found an assault-style rifle and a handgun, and about 300 people were evacuated as prosecutors investigated possible terrorist links.
- On Saturday, French police evacuated about 300 people in Sarcelles after discovering a loaded rifle and handgun in a stolen vehicle parked near a synagogue; the DGSI had flagged the car as a potential threat.
- Sarcelles, often called "Little Jerusalem," is home to a large Jewish community; France has experienced a surge in antisemitic crimes since the beginning of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.
- Inside the trunk, officers discovered a loaded rifle described as a "weapon of war" with seven cartridges and a handgun loaded with 10 rounds; bomb disposal experts confirmed no explosives were present.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez confirmed Sunday on BFMTV that anti-terror prosecutors opened an investigation; a suspect has been identified near the synagogue, though Nunez noted no motive has been established and no arrests have been made.
- This incident underscores ongoing security concerns for Jewish communities in France, where police have foiled three planned attacks so far this year; French President Emmanuel Macron recently criticized the rising "old demons" of antisemitism.
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Evacuation in Sarcelles: Suspicious Car Near Synagogue Sparks Alarm
Around 300 residents were evacuated from a neighborhood in Sarcelles, a suburb of Paris, due to a car deemed suspicious located near a synagogue. The incident, occurring in a multicultural area with a significant Jewish population, prompted French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez to address the concern on Sunday.
Val-d'Oise police discovered on Saturday a vehicle containing a loaded assault rifle near a synagogue in Sarcelles
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Weapons found near French synagogue in suspected terrorist attack attempt
A machine gun with several magazines and a pistol had been found in a car 500 metres from a synagogue in Sarcelles, north of Paris, police said, after receiving a tip-off about a possible Islamist terrorist attack
Close to a synagogue in France, the police investigated a suspicious car and found, among other things, a machine gun in the vehicle. Now there are terrorist investigations. Apparently, there was evidence of an Islamist attack.
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