The controversial mayor of the French town of Beziers, Robert Menard, has slammed a symbolic gesture by Muslims who stood guard at a local cathedral during midnight mass at Christmas, calling them ‘predators’ and ‘pyromaniacs.’ “It is like letting the fire-starters extinguish the flames,” Menard said of the Muslim initiative in an interview with RT….
France’s interior minister sought Wednesday to halt violence and ease tensions in Corsica after protesters vandalized a Muslim prayer room in anger over an ambush of firefighters. The incidents last week on the Mediterranean island reflect broader religious and social tensions around France after a year marred by extremist attacks by a few angry young…
“On Friday a man drove toward four soldiers part of the Sentinel operation, charged with protecting the Valence mosque. After issuing warnings, they were forced to use their weapons, injuring the driver. One of the four soldiers was hurt. A mosque attendee was also hit in the leg by a stray bullet and was helped…
French investigators found jihadist propaganda material on Saturday in the computer of a man who drove his car into troops guarding a mosque in southern France on New Year’s Day but said it did not prove he had links with any terrorist groups. “The inspection of his computer led to the discovery of jihadi propaganda…
The driver, 29, was seriously injured when the soldiers shot at him, but according to a government statement, his injuries are not life threatening. Authorities said the man was taken to a hospital, where his wife had arrived to visit him, but he had yet to be questioned and his motives are still unknown. Local…
