A woman was stabbed in her home Saturday in France’s third-largest city, in what authorities called an antisemitic attack, according to reports.
The woman, who suffered two stab wounds to the stomach, also had a swastika painted on her door in Lyon, in the east-central part of the country, the Jerusalem Post reported.
The attack took place 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.
He was attacked shortly after he came to the door, and then rushed to the hospital’s emergency room, according to Le Figaro.
The victim had a mezuzah – a traditional Jewish symbol – on her door, leading the prosecutor’s office to suggest there was an “antisemitic motive” in the crime, according to reports.
A woman was stabbed in Lyon, France, in what authorities are calling an antisemitic attack. AFP via Getty Images Following the Hamas attack on October 7, there is a backdrop of rising antisemitism in France. KONRAD K/SIPA/Shutterstock French police officers investigate a swastika spray painted on a Lyon street 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 comes against a backdrop of rising antisemitism in France, weeks after the October 7 massacre in Israel by Hamas terrorists. The hashtag #JeSuisJuif, or “I am Jewish,” has appeared on social media, calling for an end to antisemitism in the country, the Jerusalem Post reported.
More than 800 antisemitic acts have been reported in France since the massacre, almost double the total for 2022, according to the latest report confirmed on Monday by French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin.
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