Paris - President Jacques Chirac yesterday condemned a series of firebomb attacks on synagogues in France over the past few days, apparently fuelled by violence in the Middle East.
Police said two synagogues west of Paris were the latest targets of unidentified assailants overnight. Both were empty at the time and no one was hurt.
A small synagogue in Trappes was destroyed and investigators discovered containers of flammable liquid near the premises. A group of youths was seen leaving the synagogue shortly before the fire took hold, a police spokesman said.