US EditionSchool in Lyon Set on Fire, Sprayed with Antisemitic Graffiti
- A primary school in Lyon was set on fire and defaced with antisemitic graffiti, including swastikas, reported on Sunday in 2025.
- The attack followed a series of antisemitic incidents in Paris, with investigation opened to determine motives linking these acts across cities.
- Graffiti spread across three classrooms at Nov-Josserand school, while the fire only damaged outdoor toilets, highlighting targeted vandalism without widespread destruction.
- Mohamed Chihi condemned the incidents as direct attacks on the school and, by extension, on the Republic itself, while Yonathan Arfi highlighted that the Palestinian issue is exploited to justify blatant antisemitism.
- Authorities and organizations denounced the incident as part of a broader hatred surge, signaling continued threats to public safety and communal memory.
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On Saturday, May 31, 2025, around 7.10 p.m., the public elementary school Nove Josserand, located in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, was the victim of acts of vandalism.Current values of police sources were learned.A fire partially destroyed the outside toilets of the establishment.In addition, three classrooms were targeted by wall inscriptions of anti-Semitic and pro-Palestinian character.The local authorities were quickly alerted and an inves…
Anti-Semitic tags and gammed crosses were discovered on a school in Lyon. The establishment was also the victim of a fire departure, according to the city. - Anti-Semitic tags discovered on a school in Lyon, victim of a start of fire (Police, justice and various facts).
Damaged classrooms should be rehabilitated to accommodate students as early as Monday.
Actu Forces De l'Ordre An elementary school in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon was the target of a disturbing act of vandalism on Saturday 31 May, around 7 pm. A fire was declared in the outside toilets of the Nove Josserand establishment, requiring the rapid intervention of the firefighters. The flames partially damaged the sanitary facilities, but the incident did not stop [...] Article Lyon: An elementary school burned and vandalized with anti…
Anti-Semitic tags and gammed crosses have been discovered on the walls of a primary school in Lyon, affected by an early fire, and have been learned on Sunday, June 1st from consistent sources. Several classrooms have been vandalized.
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