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France ups security at synagogues, Jewish schools after Iran’s attack on Israel

A police standing guard in front of Synagogue of Sarcelles, north of Paris, in October 2023, after Hamas' attack on Israel. © Geoffroy Van der Hasselt/AFP

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has ordered increased security at synagogues and Jewish schools as the Passover holiday approaches, a day after Iran launched a drone and missile attack at Israel.

In a telegram sent to police prefects, Darmanin asked for “static and visible” security forces to be stationed in front of synagogues and the most “sensitive and emblematic buildings”, to be reinforced by the military’s Sentinelle mission.

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