Paris - Group That's Tied To Killing Of Halimi, Targeted Others

Paris - The gang that kidnapped, tortured and killed 23-year-old Ilan Halimi a Parisian Jew had also threatened several prominent businesspeople, lawyers and a well-known humanitarian activist.
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.