CLEAN : Tree honouring murdered Jew felled in Paris suburbs, investigation launched

"An investigation has been launched, and it was important for us to be present to show the unity of the republican authorities," says Julien Charles, prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis, present in Epinay-sur-Seine alongside the Chief Rabbi of France Haim Korsia, following the felling of a tree planted in tribute to Ilan Halimi, a young Jew tortured to death in 2006 (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)