Over 100 Jewish graves found desecrated near Strasbourg, France
More than 100 tombstones buried inside a Jewish cemetery were found desecrated near the border town of Strasbourg, France on Tuesday, APA reports citing France Press.
Anti-Semitic symbols, including swastikas, were found on at least 107 Jewish graves inside a cemetery located in Westhoffen, not far from Strasbourg, town leaders said in a statement.
Local authorities are currently conducting a preliminary investigation and collecting evidence inside the desecrated cemetery.
"We strongly condemn these heinous anti-Semitic acts that once again strike the Lower Rhine and expresses his utmost support for the Jewish community," district representative Jean-Luc Marx told local media.
The cemetery in Schaffhouse-sur-Zorn houses some 700 Jewish graves, according to AFP. For several months, the Alsace region has been facing an upsurge in anti-Semitic, racist graffiti and vandalism.
In February, 96 graves contained in the historic Quatzenheim Jewish cemetery, about fifteen kilometers from Westhoffen, were desecrated with antisemitic graffiti, as well as in Herrlisheim, north-east of Strasbourg, on 11 December 2018.
News.Az
Similar news
