Sarcelles

Three hundred people were evacuated in Sarcelles, a suburb north of Paris, after a suspicious vehicle containing guns, including a military-grade weapon, was discovered near a synagogue. French anti-terrorist prosecutors have launched an investigation.

French prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation after guns were discovered in a vehicle near Paris. The incident led to the evacuation of 300 people from Sarcelles, a neighborhood north of Paris.

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned a resurgence of antisemitism during a ceremony honoring Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, whose 19th-century wrongful treason conviction highlighted France’s anti-Jewish bias. A suspicious vehicle with a military weapon near a synagogue in Sarcelles, a city with a significant Jewish population, prompted a terrorism investigation, reflecting heightened security concerns amid rising antisemitic incidents in France.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned of resurgent antisemitism while inaugurating a statue for Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer wrongfully convicted of treason in 1894. A suspicious military weapon was found near a synagogue in Sarcelles, prompting a terrorism investigation. France has seen increased antisemitic incidents since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned of resurgent antisemitism while inaugurating a statue honoring Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, whose 1894 wrongful treason conviction highlighted France's anti-Jewish bias. The ceremony coincided with the 120th anniversary of Dreyfus' exoneration and followed a suspicious vehicle incident near a synagogue in Sarcelles, prompting a terrorism investigation.