French president denounces 'scourge of antisemitism' after rape of Jewish girl

The French president was reacting to the incident which happened in Courbevoie, a suburb of Paris.

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According to French media, the girl told police she had been in a park in Courbevoie, north-west of Paris, with a friend last Saturday when three boys - two aged 13 and one aged 12 - approached her. She knew at least one of them.

The victim said the boys dragged her away to an isolated location before hurling antisemitic abuse at her and raping her.

The boys were arrested on Monday and two of them were charged with gang rape, antisemitic insults and violence, and issuing death threats.

French media also reported that one of the attackers threatened to kill the girl if she went to the police.

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