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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jon Henley

Lyon mayor condemns ‘Free Gaza’ defacement of Holocaust memorial

Flowers placed in front of a tall black structure
The memorial was unveiled in January to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Photograph: Franck Chapolard/Alamy

A Holocaust memorial unveiled only eight months ago in the French city of Lyon has been inscribed with the words “Free Gaza”, local officials said, amid growing concern about antisemitic incidents in France.

The words were scratched into the black marble memorial late on Saturday, the city’s mayor, Grégory Doucet, said. Yonathan Arfi, of the Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF), posted a photo on social media and called the incident “despicable”.

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