France outraged over ‘Nazi-era’ badges for Marseille’s homeless: City ditches plans to issue beggars with yellow triangle that looked like Star of David

• Officials in Marseille wanted homeless people to wear triangle ID tags 
• Aim was help easily identify beggars and help them in emergencies 
• But plan provoked outraged after they were compared to Nazi-style badges
• Human rights groups said they looked like the Star of David worn by Jews
• Government ministers also said that the badges were discriminatory 
• Council officials have now been forced to scrap the badges after the backlash 
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