MARSEILLE, France?A fire destroyed a synagogue in this Mediterranean port city at the close of a weekend that brought a rash of attacks targeting Jews in France, police said Monday. No injuries were reported.

The blaze broke out late Sunday night at the Or Aviv temple, shortly after police had completed a patrol as part of heightened security measures at Jewish religious sites following a series of attacks recently in France.

Authorities said the building was doused with gasoline and set ablaze.

The 20-year-old synagogue, located in the middle of a housing project, was gutted, with only a sunken roof and a charred facade remaining.

French President Jacques Chirac vowed to “find and severely punish” those responsible for the weekend fire. He visited a synagogue in the northern port city of Le Havre on Monday to show his solidarity with the Jewish community.