Police and fire-fighters have described as “a clear case of arson” a blaze that severely damaged a synagogue in the Paris suburb of Drancy early Tuesday morning. Cans of petrol were set on fire and thrown against the building which also serves as a community center in the heavily Jew populated suburb.
The Drancy synagogue was partially destroyed by a similar attack in 1978. A police investigation of that incident yielded no clues and no arrests were ever made. Police officials said today that the latest arson probably was the work of an individual which makes it difficult to track down the culprit.
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