Serbia Arrests 11 Suspects for Hate Crimes in France and Germany

Hate Crimes in France and Germany

• 🐷 A man was captured on cell phone video leaving a severed pig's head outside a mosque in Paris, one of nine mosques targeted in the French capital.
• ✡️ Additionally, 11 suspects arrested in Serbia are accused of vandalizing Jewish sites in Paris, including several synagogues defaced with green paint and the Holocaust memorial.

Suspects and Motives

• 🎯 The stated goal of the perpetrators was to spread ideas that advocate and incite hatred, discrimination, and violence based on group differences.
• 🇷🇸 The French Interior Ministry states that the 11 suspects are all Serbian nationals who were trained in Serbia.

Foreign Intelligence Involvement

• 🕵️ A twelfth suspect, identified by the initials MG, is accused of training the group on the instructions of a foreign intelligence service.
• 🌐 While the specific service was not named, France has previously accused Russia of attempting to sow discord.
• 🇫🇷 French police had previously arrested three Serbian nationals in May in connection with the synagogue and Holocaust memorial vandalism, who also reportedly had links to a foreign power.