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Alison SARGENT

Anti-Semitic rape shocks France during snap election campaign

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A WEEK IN FRANCE © FRANCE 24

Saturday, June 22, 2024: In this week's roundup of French news, we bring you the latest from the lightning campaign ahead of snap legislative elections. Anti-Semitism came back to the forefront of political debate after the shocking rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl by boys her own age. Plus, a Paris medical centre that serves migrants closes its doors ahead of the Olympics, a 102-year-old former Resistance fighter carries the Olympic torch, and annual music party "La Fête de la Musique" delights revellers.

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