US EditionThree Serbs Charged over Paint Attack on France's Jewish Sites, Russian ...
- Three Serbs were charged on Thursday evening for vandalizing Jewish sites with green paint across Paris on May 31, 2025.
- French judicial sources said the suspects acted for financial compensation without awareness of any geopolitical implications amidst claims the attacks served a foreign power's interests.
- On Monday, authorities apprehended the suspects in southeastern France as they attempted to exit the country following coordinated acts of vandalism involving paint on France's Holocaust memorial, several synagogues, and a restaurant.
- French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau condemned the cruel attacks directed at the Jewish community, describing them with strong disapproval, while Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed his regret over the vandalism in Paris.
- The charges and investigations suggest possible Russian involvement as officials link recent incidents to influence operations, though Russia denies all allegations.
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In Paris, three Serbs were taken into custody on the charge that they had painted Jewish monuments; the investigation did not exclude them from acting on the mission of the Russian intelligence services.
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Three Serbs charged over paint attack on France Jewish sites
PARIS: A French judge has charged three Serbs with vandalizing Jewish sites with paint at the weekend “to serve the interests of a foreign power,” a judicial source said Friday. A source close to the case said investigators suspect Russia is behind the attacks for which the men were charged on Thursday evening. They had exchanged messages on Telegram with other individuals not
Investigators question the involvement of foreign networks in the recent proliferation of anti-Semitic acts in Paris.
The three men, of Serbian nationality, had been arrested on Monday 2 June in the Alpes-Maritimes as they were preparing to leave the territory. An echo of the red hands and the stars of David previously found painted on the walls of the capital.
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