on Thursday 22 May, 2025
France orders more surveillance at Jewish sites after Washington shooting
An ambulance and police vehicles line a street where, according to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., U.S. May 21, 2025 in a still image from video. (Reuters)
France’s interior minister on Thursday told police to “step up surveillance at sites linked to the Jewish community” after a gunman shot and killed two Israeli embassy employees in Washington.
The security measures must be “visible and dissuasive,” Bruno Retailleau said in a message seen by AFP.
