۱۰ فروردین ۱۴۰۳ |۱۹ رمضان ۱۴۴۵ | Mar 29, 2024
Two injured in shooting near mosque in southwest France, gunman arrested

French media said the shooting took place outside the mosque in the city of Bayonne at around 02:00 p.m. (1400 GMT) on Monday and left the two seriously wounded.

Hawzah News Agency - Two people have been injured when shots were fired near a mosque in southwest France, with police saying that the suspected gunman has been arrested.

French media said the shooting took place outside the mosque in the city of Bayonne at around 02:00 p.m. (1400 GMT) on Monday and left the two seriously wounded.

Police arrested the 84-year-old gunman after the incident near his home and found a fire arm, a gas canister and grenades in his car.

He is understood to have driven toward the mosque and thrown an incendiary device - possibly a petrol canister - before opening fire and driving away,” said French radio station France Bleu.

The injured, two elderly men, were both rushed to Bayonne hospital for treatment.

A police source told Reuters that the shooter had connections to the far right and was a candidate of Marine Le Pen's National Front party.

France has seen more than 230 people killed in the last four years on its territory from terrorist attacks, notably in November 2015 after coordinated strikes across the capital.

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