{"id":2139,"date":"2015-12-26T16:40:30","date_gmt":"2015-12-26T16:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2139-protesters-ransack-muslim-mosque-in-france-and-burn-copies-of-holy-quran\/"},"modified":"2015-12-26T16:40:30","modified_gmt":"2015-12-26T16:40:30","slug":"protesters-ransack-muslim-mosque-in-france-and-burn-copies-of-holy-quran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2139-protesters-ransack-muslim-mosque-in-france-and-burn-copies-of-holy-quran\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters ransack Muslim mosque in France, and burn copies of Holy Quran"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 15.8079996109009px;\">attempted to burn copies of the Holy Quran on the French island of Corsica<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">Demonstrators ransacked a Muslim prayer hall and attempted to burn copies of the Holy Quran on the French island of Corsica, police said, following a night of violence that left two firefighters injured.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">On Friday\u00a0afternoon around 150 people had gathered in front of police headquarters in the island&#8217;s capital in a show of support for the police and firefighters, officials said in a statement.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">But some in that crowd broke away to join as many as 600 who headed for the housing estate where the violence took place the night before.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">They shouted slogans in Corsican meaning &#8220;Arabs get out!&#8221; or &#8220;This is our home!&#8221; according to media sources.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">Regional officials said that a small group smashed the glass door of a nearby Muslim prayer room and entered the place of worship, ransacking it and partially burning books including copies of the Holy Quran, and other Islamic books.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>attempted to burn copies of the Holy Quran on the French island of Corsica \u00a0 Demonstrators ransacked a Muslim prayer hall and attempted to burn copies of the Holy Quran on the French island of Corsica, police said, following a night of violence that left two firefighters injured. 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