US EditionPig heads discovered outside several Paris mosques
- On Tuesday, pig heads were discovered near multiple mosques in Paris, leading authorities to promptly initiate an investigation.
- This incident occurred amid rising tensions related to the October 7 Hamas attack and increased anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic incidents in Europe.
- Authorities found pig heads at multiple sites, including one in a suitcase in the city's north, with 'Macron' scrawled nearby.
- Paris police chief Laurent Nunez stated on X that authorities are fully committed to identifying those responsible for these reprehensible acts.
- The inquiry signals strong condemnation from officials who emphasized the need for religious freedom and peaceful practice for Muslims in France.
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At least nine pigs’ heads left outside mosques in Paris region
At least nine pig heads appeared outside at least nine mosques in and around Paris on Tuesday, authorities said, with French President Emmanuel Macron's name scrawled on five of them. Authorities did not say who could be behind the attacks, but pledged support for France's Muslim population at a time of rising anti-Islamic sentiment. France has Europe's largest population of Muslims, over 6 million, for whom eating pork is forbidden. "I want our…
Pig Heads, Some With "Macron" Scrawled On Them, Left Outside Mosques In Paris
At least nine pigs' heads were found outside several mosques in the Paris region on Tuesday, the city's police chief said -- an incident that has sparked alarm over rising anti-Muslim hatred.
At least nine pig heads were discovered this morning outside mosques in Paris and its suburbs, Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said.
Nine pig heads were found on Tuesday morning in front of mosques in Paris, Montreuil, Montrouge, Gentilly and other small crown cities. The political class denounces acts of Islam...
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