Paris, Aug 22, SPA -- A fire destroyed a Jewish community center in eastern Paris overnight, authorities said Sunday, and arson was suspected. The fire destroyed the Jewish center but no one was hurt,firefighters said. They were called to the scene at about3:30 a.m. local time and had extinguished the flames byearly morning. Authorities immediately suspected the fire wasdeliberately set, as anti-Semitic graffiti was foundscrawled at the site. The case has been referred to Paris criminalinvestigators, the Paris Police Department said. MayorBertrand Delanoe and Paris Police Chief Jean-Paul Proustboth visited the site. French President Jacques Chirac condemned the center'sdestruction and said the government was "determined to findthe perpetrators of this unacceptable act so that they canbe tried and convicted with the greatest severity" that thelaw allows.--SPA1201 Local Time 0901 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/193992