The scene took place this Saturday morning. An individual tried to set fire to the door of the mosque of Saint-Martin-des-Champs, near Morlaix, while a prayer was taking place there, the prefecture of Finistère and the minister of Interior.
According to France Bleu Breizh Izel, CCTV images show a man spraying the door of the place of worship with an flammable product before lighting the fire, around 7:30 a.m. Worshipers called the firefighters.
Messages of support
“The prefect of Finistère, Alain Espinasse, condemns in the strongest terms this act committed against a place of worship,” the prefecture said in a press release.
“Support for the Muslims of Finistère following the damage to the Morlaix mosque this morning,” responded Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on the social network wanted. »