About 300 people evacuated in Paris suburb due to 'suspicious' car near synagogue


PARIS, July ⁠12 (Reuters) - About 300 ⁠people were evacuated ‌from a neighbourhood in Sarcelles, a multicultural Paris suburb ​with a ⁠large Jewish population, ⁠owing to a "suspicious" car ⁠near ‌the town's synagogue, French ⁠Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said ​on ‌Sunday.

• Nunez, speaking ⁠to French ​broadcaster BFM, said the incident took ⁠place on Saturday ​evening.

• Nunez said an investigation was under way ⁠and that a "military weapon" had been found in the vehicle ​and ⁠that the motive and ​suspect had ‌not been identified.

(Reporting ​by Makini BriceEditing by David Goodman)

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