The offices of the Federation of Jewish Societies, an association of small social and cultural organizations, was damaged by an explosion yesterday. Police sources said today that a medium size bomb was placed on the second floor landing of the building in which the Federation has its offices. The bomb, set to explode at night when the building was empty, caused no injuries and property damage was relatively small.
Jules Jeffroykin, the Federation’s president, lodged an official protest with the police. He called on the authorities to do their utmost to identify the men or the organization responsible for the explosion.
Jewish organizations in Paris believe the explosion was carried out by one of the numerous small extreme right-wing organizations now active in France. Most of these bodies consists of some half-dozen people. Their usual target is left-wing organizations but, occasionally, they also strike at a Jewish site.
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