Authorities in Paris have launched an investigation after several Jewish sites across the capital were defaced with green paint.The vandalism, discovered early Saturday morning, targeted the Shoah Memorial,

The Paris prosecutor's office confirmed it had opened a probe for "damage committed on the grounds of religion."

In Paris, an act of vandalism took place where five buildings associated with the Jewish community were splattered with green paint. Among them were three synagogues and the Museum of Shoah Memory. The police are on the lookout for the perpetrator who was captured on surveillance cameras.