French authorities say vandals have damaged a memorial plaque honoring a young French Jewish man tortured and killed in 2006. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said in a statement Sunday that prosecutors have opened an investigation into the damage to the monument, located in the Paris suburb of Bagneux. Halimi's death stunned many in France, especially in the Jewish community, Europe's largest. Driven in part by anti-Semitism, a gang held him captive for weeks and tortured him, then left him naked and handcuffed near railroad tracks. The 23-year-old Halimi died en route to the hospital.
The incident targeting the monument to Ilan Halimi comes amid heightened religious tensions in France, following attacks by radical Islamic gunmen on a Paris kosher market and the newspaper Charlie Hebdo in January.
Monument honoring slain French Jew Halimi vandalized near Paris
Ilan Halimi's abduction, torture and death in 2006 stunned many in France • Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the damage to his monument, says Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve.
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