French police arrested two men in the city of Creteil on Monday following the assault of a young couple in a suspected anti-Semitic incident, according to the French newspaper Le Parisien.
The two suspects, both adults, are currently in police custody for questioning while a third suspect is still being sought.
On Monday, three men armed with a pistol and a shotgun stormed the home of a Jewish family in Creteil, located east of Paris, according to a report by French channel BFMTV.
After knocking on the door of the apartment and then breaking in, they demanded money and uttered anti-Semitic insults.
One of the sons in the family, 21 years of age, was there at the time with his 19-year-old girlfriend while the parents were away.
One of the assailants proceeded to withdraw money from the nearest ATM with the couple's stolen debit cards while the two others remained in the apartment with the couple. The duo then raped the woman and tied up the young man. After hearing the screams, a neighbor called the police.
A witness told BFMTV that the men in question, who reportedly knew the residents of the apartment, were looking for the Jewish man's younger brother, who works in a Paris shop, believing he would be carrying large sums of money.
"My brother and his girlfriend's feet and hands were tied and their mouths were taped shut," the younger brother said. "The assailants were pointing at them with guns."
"At one point, they even put one [of the guns] on my brother's lap, who was unable to move. They shouted and insulted them as they ransacked the apartment. Everything was destroyed in every room," the young man told BFMTV.
The parents of the victims have filed a complaint with the police for the violent attack and the its ‘’aggravating anti-Semitic nature.’’