Two brothers placed under investigation in France for antisemetic acts

Two young men have been placed under formal investigation in France for planning a "deadly and antisemitic" attack, the counterterrorism prosecutor's office (PNAT) in a statement on Sunday.



The suspects, a 22-year-old engineering student and an unemployed 20-year-old who are brothers, were arrested last Tuesday after police found a semi-automatic firearm, a bottle of acid and an ISIS flag in their car during a roadside police stop near a prison in northern France.



It gave no details about the nature of the planned attack or its target.



The two are being investigated on charges of criminal terrorist conspiracy and possessing a weapon in connection with a terrorist undertaking, and have been placed in pre-trial detention.



Concerns about possible attacks against Jewish communities around the world have risen following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and a subsequent response from Tehran.



The French interior ministry reinforced security around Jewish places of worship in early March.