"The arrests came days after French prosecutors said foreign interference was probably to blame for a spate of provocative acts that had targeted Jewish and Muslim sites in France in recent years, as tensions run high over the war in Gaza. French officials have previously said they were investigating Russia's role in destabilising operations that have stoked social tensions and sown division in France. On Monday, Serbia's interior ministry said the 11 people arrested were Serbian nationals."
"They were believed to have been trained by another suspect who was acting under the instructions of a foreign intelligence service and who remained on the run, it added. The ministry did not specify the nationality of the other suspect. The ministry alleged the group had been involved in acts that took place between April and September this year, citing the defacing of a French Holocaust memorial and three synagogues with green paint,"
Eleven Serbian nationals were arrested on accusations of inciting hatred in France and Germany and being linked to provocative acts against Jewish and Muslim sites. Authorities alleged the suspects were trained by another individual operating under directions from a foreign intelligence service who remained at large. Alleged actions between April and September included defacing a French Holocaust memorial and synagogues with green paint, leaving pigs' heads outside Paris-area mosques, and placing concrete skeletons with messages at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate. French prosecutors had earlier said foreign interference was likely behind similar provocations and investigators have examined Russia's possible role.
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