Police suspect arson after Muslim prayer hall burns in Corsica
Source: Deuthce Weele
The Muslim prayer hall, one of the largest in the Corsican capital, was seriously damaged overnight to Sunday in what prosecutors said was likely to have been a deliberate arson attack.
No one was injured in the fire. Police suspected criminal involvement after discovering that there were two separate sources of fire inside the hall.
"If it is confirmed to be of criminal origin, those responsible must be rapidly identified and brought to justice," said French President Francois Hollande in a statement, adding: "Any anti-religious act must not be tolerated."
The incident echoes an incident in late December, when a Muslim prayer hall was vandalized in anti-immigrant protests that broke out after firemen and police in Ajaccio were ambushed and attacked after having been called to a low-income immigrant neighborhood.
Protester marching at night
Protesters shouted "Arabs get out!" at December protests
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