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Man 'attacked Jewish youths with hammer'

Published: 08 Jun 2012 11:03 GMT+02:00 | Print version
Updated: 08 Jun 2012 11:03 GMT+02:00

A young man suspected of having attacked a group of Jewish youths with a hammer turned himself over to police on Thursday but denied involvement in the assault in Lyon, a police source said.

The man, aged about 20, was one of five people in police custody as of Thursday evening as police continued investigating Saturday's attack.

The victims – aged 18, 23 and 24 and all wearing Jewish skullcaps – were attacked as they left a service at a Jewish school in the east-central city.

Police have said a group jostled and insulted the victims, then about 10 other assailants armed with hammers and bars joined in.

The main suspect denied having used a hammer, but authorities think he did, the source said.

Civil liberties groups and leading political figures including the French prime minister have condemned the attack.

The victims were recovering after being treated briefly in hospital.

AFP (news@thelocal.fr)

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2012-06-13 03:43:13 by nathan45
@ Trace33: I also agree that immigration from third world and muslim countrys is a bad idea their cultures are just not compatable.
2012-06-09 02:39:41 by Trace33
Islamaphobia should be on the rise, muslims are trying to take over and force there backwards culture on the host Countries population, there is no room in the West for "Sharia", if you want this than move back to the sand box !
2012-06-08 18:42:11 by Ifti
British schooling is the home of institutional racism and British teachers are chicken racist. This is one of the main reason why Muslims, Hindus and Sikh communities have been setting up their own schools with their own teachers. Even Black community is thinking of setting up its own schools with Black teachers. Nearly 88,000 racist incidents were recorded in Britain's schools between 2007 and 2011, the BBC has found. "Racism is a very real issue in many classrooms around the country, but cases of racist bullying are notoriously underreported. "Often teachers may not be aware of racism in their classrooms because victims are scared of reporting them out of fear of making the situation worse." Many local education authorities say that the increase in reported incidents - up until 2010/11 when the guidance changed - is due to better recording methods. However, anti-racism charities say that it is a growing problem in many regions. "We are seeing a real increase in racism in some areas which is down to factors like a growth of Islamaphobia in society which is filtering into classrooms," said Ms Soyei. "Racism towards eastern European and gypsy and traveller communities is also on the increase," she added. British schooling is the home of institutional racism and British teachers are chicken racist. This is one of the main reason why Muslims, Hindus and Sikh communities have been setting up their own schools with their own teachers. Even Black community is thinking of setting up its own schools with Black teachers. Nearly 88,000 racist incidents were recorded in Britain's schools between 2007 and 2011, the BBC has found. Data from 90 areas shows 87,915 cases of racist bullying, which can include name calling and physical abuse. Sarah Soyei, of the anti-racism educational charity, Show Racism the Red Card (SRRC), said: "Unfortunately, the numbers of recorded racist incidents are just the tip of the iceberg. "Racism is a very real issue in many classrooms around the country, but cases of racist bullying are notoriously underreported. "Often teachers may not be aware of racism in their classrooms because victims are scared of reporting them out of fear of making the situation worse." Many local education authorities say that the increase in reported incidents - up until 2010/11 when the guidance changed - is due to better recording methods. However, anti-racism charities say that it is a growing problem in many regions. "We are seeing a real increase in racism in some areas which is down to factors like a growth of Islamaphobia in society which is filtering into classrooms," said Ms Soyei. "Racism towards eastern European and gypsy and traveller communities is also on the increase," she added. IA http://www.londonschoolofislamics.org.uk
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