A rabbi and his son have been stabbed outside a synagogue in Paris after leaving morning prayers, sources in France have reported.
Shimon Samuels at the Simon Weisenthal Centre in Paris said: “At 7am this morning, an Iranian screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ attacked a rabbi and his son with a cutter outside his synagogue in the 9th district of Paris.”
The rabbi is believed to be in his 50s; his son is 18.
Mr Samuels continued: “After a chase into the synagogue and then back into the street, the assailant was reportedly apprehended by passers - by and the police.”
