100 Jewish graves desecrated in France

STRASBOURG, France - Nearly 100 graves were desecrated at a Jewish cemetery near the eastern city of Strasbourg, local authorities said yesterday.

The perpetrators painted tombstones with anti-Semitic and Nazi inscriptions in an attack that appeared to have taken place on Friday night at Brumath, 15 kilometers north of Strasbourg, the local government prefect's office said.

It was the third such attack in six months. There have also been similar attacks on Muslim burial sites in the Alsace region that borders Germany.

"Once again, what I have to say and say again are the same words of anger over these idiotic and cowardly acts," said Pierre Levy, a member of the local branch of the Crif Jewish association.