France - Car of French antisemitism leader torched

Sammy Ghozlan

The car belonging to the head of a French antisemitism organisation was burned overnight outside of his house in a Parisian suburb.

Sammy Ghozlan, president of the BNVCA, called the burning of his car "an antisemitic attack and intimidation."

Police said they had opened an arson investigation after Ghozlan filed a complaint.

The vehicle was in the driveway inside the yard of his house in the northeastern Paris suburb Blanc-Mesnil.

Ghozlan said he had received neither any threats nor claims of responsibility.

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