Arson Attack Targets French Mosque

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An unidentified arsonist attempted to set fire to a mosque in Chateaudun, France, the head of the mosque said Saturday.

News ID: 3472994

Date: 01 November 2020 - 09:53

The General Secretary of Islamic Confederation National Opinion (CİMG), Fatih Saikir said someone poured a can of gasoline onto the mosque and started a fire but it was extinguished without growing.

The building sustained damage but there were no casualties.

Mosque officials filed a complaint, according to Saikir, who said police went to the mosque and conducted an investigation, Anadolu Agency reported.

A police statement said the incident was considered an attempted arson and camera records will be examined within the scope of the investigation.

Recently, the French interior ministry said a total of 73 mosques and Muslim private schools and workplaces had been shut down since January “in the fight against radicalization.”

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has censured attempts by French politicians to link Muslims and Islam with terrorism, amid growing anti-Islam sentiment due to hostile policies adopted by the European state.