CNN —At least 10 Jewish homes and businesses around Paris and a synagogue in the northern French city of Rouen have been defaced, according to police, with antisemitism being considered as a motive.
The acts of vandalism came as France marked 10 years since the Paris terrorist attacks that shook the country.
A rabbi’s home and a synagogue in Rouen were also targeted with antisemitic messages and swastikas scrawled on the buildings.
French interior minister Bruno Retailleau denounced the vandalism targeting the French Jewish community, and the growing antisemitism.
“The Jewish community represents less than 1% of the population, and is the victim of 57% of all anti-religious attacks,” Retailleau told French media Tuesday.
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