Parisian Jew's killers also targeted humanitarian activist

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The gang that kidnapped, tortured and killed a young Parisian Jew had also threatened several prominent businessmen, lawyers and a well-known humanitarian activist, a French newspaper reported Saturday.

The daily Liberation reported that the group behind the killing, which authorities have linked to anti-Semitism, tried to extort money from a founder of Medecins Sans Frontieres, or Doctors Without Borders.

Also targeted were the director of the Arte TV channel, a Paris lawyer and the head of a supermarket chain, the newspaper reported, citing police officials.

Police investigating the killing earlier this month of 23-year-old Ilan Halimi have made several arrests.

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[Jim Sagle]

1. Terrible crime.