Mosque burnt in southern France, arson inquiry opened
Police opened an “arson inquiry” after firefighters were dispatched to battle a blaze at the mosque under construction in Muret, a suburb of the French town of Toulouse. No injuries were reported.
Police opened an “arson inquiry” after firefighters were dispatched to battle a blaze at the mosque under construction in Muret, a suburb of the French town of Toulouse. No injuries were reported.
Forensic experts were also called to the scene, whereas the final cause of the incident has yet to be established, as the investigation continues, French news magazine L’OBS reports.
Mosques in France have been in the crosshairs of numerous attacks following a deadly assault on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris in January of 2015, which was carried out by two brothers claiming to be affiliated with Al-Qaeda.
