Family of slain Jewish man leaves Paris trial

PARIS (AP) -- The family of a Jewish man tortured and killed in 2006 walked out of a tense Paris trial Thursday in anger over comments by the man accused of murdering him, the family's lawyer said.

Twenty-seven young people are on trial in the case, which drew nationwide attention and raised concerns about anti-Semitism. The victim's family says Ilan Halimi was killed because he was Jewish.

The group's suspected ringleader, Youssouf Fofana, said he had friends in the court "to take pictures to identify people. Some thought he was alluding to the jurors, saying he had the means to put a price on their heads," said Francis Szpiner, lawyer for the Halimi family.