Story of Train Attack a Hoax, Woman Says
From Times Wire Reports
Just days after claiming she was the victim of an anti-Semitic attack that shocked France, a young mother confessed that she had fabricated the story, authorities said.
The woman had claimed she was robbed on a suburban train by a gang that mistook her for a Jew and scrawled swastikas on her body. She said about 20 witnesses failed to help her.
Police could find no clues or witnesses and questioned the woman. There was no immediate explanation of her motives for making up the story.
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