In Paris, Brutal murder of Jewish Holocaust survivor investigated as anti-Semitic.


Mireille Knoll survived anti-Jewish purges in Paris during World War II, but was stabbed and burned to death on the anniversary of a similar case. France's Jewish population has warned of increasing anti-Semitism.
French prosecutors are investigating the violent murder of a Jewish Holocaust survivor in Paris as a possible hate crime, judicial sources told news outlets Monday.
France is home to Western Europe's largest Jewish population, who have warned of increasing anti-Semitism in the country and criticized authorities for not taking the threat seriously
Stabbed and burned
Mireille Knoll, 85, was stabbed and burnt to death in her apartment last week. Police have arrested two suspects, but they have not yet been charged.
One of the suspects was known to visit her regularly.
The Paris prosecutor's office is investigating whether the killing was "motivated by the real or supposed adherence to a religion," a source told Reuters news agency.

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