Killing in France Seen as ‘Wake-Up Call’
One day last month, a young woman entered the Paris mobile phone shop where Ilan Halimi worked. She had no interest in a new phone, according to Paris police. She wanted to flirt with the 23-year-old salesman. She left the shop with Halimi’s cell phone number, and soon after, the two arranged a date. Last week, French police found Halimi — the son of Jewish Moroccan immigrants — near a railroad track in a southern Parisian suburb. His naked body was covered with cigarette burns and he was handcuffed. He died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.Full Story