The Paris prosecutor's office confirmed it had opened a probe for "damage committed on the grounds of religion."

Authorities in Paris have launched an investigation after several Jewish sites across the capital were defaced with green paint overnight.

On Friday and Saturday, several Jewish sites in Paris were vandalized with green paint, including the Mémorial de la Shoah, the Tournelles synagogue, and the Agoudas Hakehilos synagogue-all in city's Jewish quarter-as well as a third synagogue in a different part of the city.