Hundreds Of Tombs Defaced In French Jewish Cemetery: Minister

[Purveyor]

Paris (AFP) - France's interior minister said Sunday several hundred tombs had been defaced at a Jewish cemetery in the northeast of the country, in what he called "a despicable act".

"The country will not tolerate this new injury which goes against the values that all French people share," said Bernard Cazeneuve without giving further details of the incident in the town of Sarre-Union in the Alsace region.

"Every effort will be made to identify, question and bring to justice the person or persons responsible for this despicable act," he added.

French President Francois Hollande added his voice to the condemnation, calling the desecration an "odious and barbaric act" while Prime Minister Manuel Valls, writing on Twitter, described it as "anti-Semitic and ignoble".

It is not the first time that a Jewish cemetery in Sarre-Union has been targeted.

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[still_one]

1. really sad

[e-cigdub]

2. heartbreaking

that jewish families have to live in fear in europe like its 1939 again. even in my own family (iranian american) comments like jews control the banks and media are thrown around like its nothing. i wish this type of mentality would stop.

[NaturalHigh]

3. Some people let hate rule their lives.

It's disgusting.

[countryjake]

4. Despicable.

Hateful assholes to do such a thing.