Anti-Semitic attacks nearly doubled in France in the first seven months of 2014, the country's main Jewish group said Thursday.

A total of 529 anti-Semitic actions or threats were registered up to the end of July, against 276 for the same period last year, the Council of Jewish Institutions in France (CRIF) said, citing figures gleaned from the French Interior Ministry.

The acts included violence against individuals, arson and vandalism.


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