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France ups security around synagogues after deadly Pittsburgh attack
[Times of Israel] PARIS, France ‐ France said it was bolstering security around Jewish houses of worship Saturday, in the wake of a shooting attack that left 11 people dead in a Pittsburgh synagogue.French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he "strongly condemned the act of anti-Semitism in Pittsburgh." The French leader said in a tweet that his thoughts were with the victims and offered his support to the grieving families. A heavily armed gunman opened fire on Jewish congregants during a baby-naming ceremony at the synagogue in the US city earlier in the day, in what appeared to be one of the worst anti-Semitic attacks in American history. A police officer stands under the rain outside the Tree of Life Synagogue after a shooting there left 11 people dead in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on October 27, 2018. French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner later said in a tweet that he had told local authorities to "increase vigilance around synagogues" from Sunday. Posted by: Besoeker 2018-10-28 |
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