About 300 people evacuated in Paris suburb due to ‘suspicious’ car near synagogue

PARIS, July 12 (Reuters) – About 300 people were ​evacuated from a ‌neighbourhood in Sarcelles, a multicultural Paris suburb with a ‌large ​Jewish ⁠population, owing to ⁠a “suspicious” car near the town’s synagogue, French Interior ​Minister Laurent Nunez said on ⁠Sunday.

• ⁠Nunez, speaking to ​French broadcaster BFM, ​said the incident took ‌place on Saturday evening.

• Nunez said an ⁠investigation was under way and that a “military ⁠weapon” ‌had been ⁠found in the ​vehicle ‌and that ​the motive ⁠and suspect had not been identified.

(Reporting by Makini BriceEditing by David ​Goodman)