US EditionSerbia Arrests 11 Accused of Stirring Jewish-Muslim Hate in France, Germany
The 11 Serbian nationals were allegedly trained by a foreign intelligence agency to incite hatred against Muslim and Jewish communities in France and Germany.
- Serbian police arrested 11 people accused of "inciting hatred" in France and Germany, including placing pigs' heads near mosques and throwing paint at a Holocaust museum.
- The group allegedly committed attacks in Paris and its surroundings, including throwing paint on the Holocaust Museum, synagogues, and a Jewish restaurant, and leaving pig heads near Muslim religious sites.
- They will be brought before the prosecutor on charges including racial discrimination and espionage, and the group was allegedly trained by another suspect "acting under the instructions of a foreign intelligence service.
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Serbia arrests 11 for placing pig heads outside French mosques
Serbian police have arrested 11 people suspected of placing pig heads outside mosques and targeting Jewish sites in and around Paris this month on the orders of a foreign intelligence service, the interior ministry said in a statement on Monday. As well as placing the pig heads outside at least nine mosques, those arrested are suspected of throwing green paint on the Holocaust Museum, several synagogues and a Jewish restaurant, all in Paris, and…
Nine pork heads were discovered on 9 September in front of places of worship in Paris and in the Paris region.
Serbia arrests 11 people for allegedly stirring Jewish-Muslim hate in France, Germany
BELGRADE -- Serbian police have arrested 11 people over hate-motivated acts in France and Germany, including defacing Jewish sites and placing pigs' heads near mosques, authorities said Monday.
11 arrested for placing pig heads near mosques, other hate crimes in France
French investigators had been pursuing leads since early September, when nine pig heads were discovered outside mosques in Paris and nearby towns. The act, considered deeply offensive in Islam, sparked outrage and fears of rising anti-Muslim hatred.
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