Overview

• On September 4 around 19:00, several people, some carrying Palestinian flags, tried to force entry into the Beth Habad/Loubavitch synagogue during an aliyah information meeting.
• Two women in their 40s and a man in his 60s were arrested and held in custody under a flagrant inquiry for aggravated violence and public insults motivated by religion.
• The investigation cites aggravating factors involving a vulnerable person, group action and religious motive after a pregnant woman was pushed, according to the prefecture.
• Prefect Laurent Hottiaux condemned the incident and said police will remain posted outside the synagogue as long as necessary, a stance echoed by Mayor Christian Estrosi.
• On September 5, police detained a Swiss tourist accused of insulting and threatening a rabbi near rue de France within minutes of the report, and he was placed in custody.