A leading French journalist has been assaulted by pro-Israel vigilantes as a mob tried to storm the offices of the country’s national news agency in Paris, reports the National Post.
David Perrotin, who currently writes for the news site BuzzFeed, was placed under protection after being attacked by around 12 masked men brandishing batons on Thursday night.
All were linked to the Jewish Defence League (JDL), a notoriously violent group that was protesting against Agence France Presse’s (AFP) coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Trouble broke out soon after 8 p.m. when about 100 people brandishing Zionist flags and letting off flares tried to storm the offices of AFP.
As the group approached the entrance to the building, opposite the Paris stock exchange in the centre of the capital, skirmishes broke out with riot police, who deployed tear gas.
Some of the demonstrators were shouting: “We’re coming to get you!’ at journalists, while others screamed: “Islamic terrorists!”
Read more of this Telegraph report published by the National Post.