Four charged after disturbances at Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris

The Philharmonie de Paris concert hall, where a performance by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra was briefly halted amid pro-Palestinian protests. © Philharmonie de Paris

French prosecutors have opened a judicial inquiry after a Paris concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra was marred by protest and violence.

Four people – three men and a woman – detained following disturbances at a concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris have been brought before an investigating judge with a view to being formally charged, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Sunday.