Police in the Ivory Coast arrested a suspect in the case of a French Jew who was tortured and murdered. The man, identified as Youssouf F., was arrested Thursday. After initially saying anti-Semitism played no role in the killing of Ilan Halimi, French authorities now say the killing was motivated by hate..
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