Posted on 02/16/2015 10:04:51 AM PST by Nachum
Five adolescents aged 15 to 17 have been taken into custody in eastern France for questioning over a massive vandalism attack against Jewish graves, a local prosecutor said on Monday.
All five are from the region of Sarre-Union in Alsace, where around 300 tombs were defaced over the weekend.
The youngest came forward after being shocked by the massive reaction across the country to the vandalism, prosecutor Philippe Vannier said.
"Apparently, he was very very affected by the scale of the reaction to this affair, including the statements from the highest state authorities," Vannier told reporters.
The boy, who was encouraged to hand himself in by one of his friends, has denied any anti-Semitic motive, Vannier added.
"We don't know the motives of these adolescents who don't have past criminal records and we don't know of any ideological convictions that could explain their behavior.
"They are very very shocked by the turn of events."
The five boys pushed over tombstones in the cemetery and opened up vaults. A monument to the victims of the Holocaust at the entrance was also vandalised.
Following news of the attack, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve denounced it as "a despicable act".
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You have an unusual way of choosing friends. Most of us would have a problem with anti-Christian bigots.
I have a liberal Jewish friend who is the same way and emphasizes that the Arabs and the Jews are cousins, semites, like that makes a difference. Sad.
The youngest came forward after being shocked by the massive reaction across the country to the vandalism...Sell them to the janissaries.
They’re neighbors and we have children the same age.
Trust me, the social interactions have gone way down lately.
"Very nice people"? "Loyal friends"?
Are you certain of that?
What do they say about you behind your back?
But, I can still p!ss on Obola’s grave if I outlive him, right? That can’t be wrong.
Israel will welcome them with open arms. Israel will benefit greatly from these Jews as they will CONTRIBUTE much to Israel. France will get to replace these Jews with ignorant Muslims who will collect French welfare while berating French citizens. It’s the Muslim way, don’t you know?
the Jews have been in France for generations. The Muslims are johnny-come-latelys to destroy, rape, maim, murder and steal.
Western nations should cleanse themselves of all Muslims.
The US has a monumental job of cleansing itself of Muslims and ALL of the illegal aliens who represent the scum of the society they left. They infect America with childhood diseases, fatal drunk driving, rape, murder and theft of US wealth to keep them warm, happy, free of worry and amply supplied with toilet paper and toilets to flush it all down.
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