Two shrapnel grenades were thrown at a Jewish community center in a Paris suburb Sunday night. They caused no casualties or damage.
About a dozen students were attending classes at the center at the time of the attack. The grenades were packed with nails. The police said that had the explosive charge been stronger, the grenades could have caused serious casualties.
No graffiti or leaflets were found and no group has claimed responsibility. The police are investigating.
The assault was the second against a Jewish institution in 24 hours. On Saturday night, vandals broke into a Marseille synagogue and set fire to prayer books and Torah scrolls. They left no clues behind.
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