Vandals burned down part of a Jewish elementary school in southern France. Two trailers used as classrooms at the Pardes Elementary School in Marseille were destroyed Sunday before firefighters brought the flames under control. The vandals left behind spray-painted messages that said, “Death to the Jews” and “bin Laden will conquer,” police said.
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