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Bulgaria, France, Russia
Bulgarians to face trial for defacing Paris Holocaust memorial, Russian meddling suspected

By Thierry Lévêque
Reading time 4 min

‘Red hands’ had been painted on the Holocaust memorial in Paris in May 2024.
‘Red hands’ had been painted on the Holocaust memorial in Paris in May 2024. © Nathan Laine/Abacapress.com/Reuters

Four Bulgarians, who France's DGSI suspects of links to the Russian regime, will appear in a Paris court in late October to face criminal charges over red handprints left on the Holocaust memorial in the French capital in May 2024.

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