A man suspected of having attacked a 78-year-old Jewish man in the southern French city of Nîmes on Sunday is being held for questioning by police. The man, who is in his 30s and lives in the area, was arrested by police on Thursday.
The victim was attacked with tear gas not far from the local synagogue. One of the shul's doors was vandalized with the words "F--- the Jew” in French slang. Police are looking for two other suspects who were seen on video surveillance cameras posted outside the synagogue.
Surveillance cameras in Nimes allowed authorities to partly follow the path of the three suspects as they fled, providing law enforcement with “convincing” leads into the investigation, police told reporters.
