French authorities are actively searching for an assailant who attacked a man leaving a synagogue in Paris, as confirmed by Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin. The incident, described as a new antisemitic attack, took place on Friday evening in Paris's 20th arrondissement. The victim, a man in his early 60s, was physically and verbally assaulted by the assailant as he exited the synagogue around 5:30 p.m. local time.
According to reports from French media, the assailant repeatedly kicked and punched the victim while shouting an ethnic slur. The victim was subsequently taken to a hospital for treatment, while the attacker managed to flee the scene on foot.
