A woman was reportedly stabbed in her home on Saturday in France’s third-largest city, in what authorities called an anti-Semitic attack.
The woman, who suffered two stab wounds to the abdomen, also had a swastika painted on her door in Lyon, in the center-east of the country, the Jerusalem Post reported.
The attack occurred in the afternoon when an individual dressed in dark clothing and with his face hidden knocked on the victim’s door, according to French media.
She was attacked shortly after arriving at the door and was then rushed to a hospital emergency room, according to Le Figaro.
The victim had a mezuzah (a traditional Jewish symbol) on his door, prompting prosecutors to suggest there was an “anti-Semitic motive” to the crime, according to reports.
A woman was stabbed in Lyon, France, in what authorities are calling an anti-Semitic attack. AFP via Getty Images Following the Hamas attacks of October 7, there is a growing backdrop of anti-Semitism in France. KONRAD K/SIPA/Shutterstock French police officers investigate a spray-painted swastika on a street in Lyon in 2019.AFP via Getty Images
Lyon Mayor Gregory Doucet condemned the violence on social media.
A lawyer for the victim said he would file a complaint for “attempted murder.”
The stabbing occurred against a backdrop of rising anti-Semitism in France, weeks after the October 7 massacre in Israel by Hamas terrorists. The hashtag #JeSuisJuif, or “I am Jewish,” has emerged on social media, calling for an end to anti-Semitism in the country, the Jerusalem Post reported.
More than 800 anti-Semitic acts have been reported in France since the massacre, almost double the total for all of 2022, according to the latest report confirmed on Monday by French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin.
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