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Racist attacks in France up

Paris: The number of racist, anti-Semitic and xenophobic attacks in France soared by nearly 90 per cent last year, according to a report presented to the Government on Monday, reaching the highest level so far recorded. The National Consultative Commission on Human Rights said in its annual study that 1,565 threats and acts of violence against mainly Jewish and Muslim victims were registered in 2004, compared with 833 the previous year. The report said anti-Semitic acts represented more than 60 per cent of all the incidents recorded: 970 compared with 601 in 2003, mostly committed by "people of Arab-Muslim origin''. But threats and attacks against Muslims, mostly committed by far-Right supporters, doubled to 595 last year, compared with 232 in 2003.

- Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004

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