Swastikas tagged rue de Rivoli, a man in custody

Rue de Rivoli in Paris (Illustration) -

A man was taken into custody overnight from Saturday to Sunday, suspected of having tagged twenty swastikas in Rivoli Street, in central Paris, AFP learned from the Paris prosecutor's office.

An investigation for "degradation" was entrusted to the reception and proximity investigation service (SAIP) of Paris-center, added the prosecution, confirming information from the

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Man born in 1989 in Georgia suspected

According to a source familiar with the matter, the suspect is a man born in 1989 in Georgia.

Tagged in red on the columns of the arcades of Rue de Rivoli, these crosses were visible early Sunday morning in photos posted on social networks.

On Twitter, the mayor of Paris clarified that the man was arrested by "a team of security agents".

“Preventing these intolerable acts is also part of their mission.

The cleaning teams will intervene quickly to erase all traces of these messages ”, specified the town hall.

On the same social network, the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin spoke of “ignoble Nazi tags in the middle of Paris” and said “thank you to the police for the responsiveness”.

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