BREAKING – France to investigate dozens of mosques suspected of fomenting Islamist ideology and ‘separatism’ the Internal minister of France said.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told RTL radio that if any prayer hall was found to promote extremism it would be closed down. “French authorities will swoop on Thursday on dozens of mosques and prayer halls suspected of radical teachings as part of a crackdown on Islamist extremists following a spate of attacks” Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin added.
The killing of teacher Samuel Paty, who had shown his pupils cartoons of Mohammed in a class on free speech, sent shockwaves through France, where it was seen as an attack on the republic itself.
In the aftermath of his murder, the authorities raided dozens of Islamic sports groups, charities and associations suspected of promoting extremism.
They also ordered the temporary closure of a mosque near Paris that shared a vitriolic video inciting hatred of Paty.
Source: France Internal Minister, the local Fr
