Arrest in Antisemitic Knife-Point Assault on 13-Year-Old in Paris With Four Suspects Still at Large

Overview

• The boy was attacked around 7:20 p.m. on Boulevard de la Chapelle in the 18th arrondissement while walking to a synagogue.
• Five assailants beat him, pressed a knife to his throat, hurled antisemitic slurs, and stole his AirPods, sneakers, and coat.
• A person on a video call with the victim identified one attacker, leading police to arrest an 18-year-old suspect.
• Prosecutors opened an investigation into armed robbery and armed violence committed as a group, aggravated by discrimination.
• The assault follows reports of knife threats against three Jewish men near Trocadéro and vandalism at a Jewish primary school, as the Interior Ministry logged over 640 antisemitic incidents in the first half of 2025.