An individual burned a Koran outside a prayer room in the Rhône region, prompting a police investigation. This incident follows a racially charged shooting in Puget-sur-Argens, where a man executed a deadly attack after posting inflammatory videos. Authorities labeled the shooting as terrorism, marking a significant point in how far-right violence is prosecuted in France. Anti-terrorism prosecutors are now involved in these cases, signaling an increased response to hate-fueled attacks amid rising tensions involving the country's large Muslim population.
Anti-terrorism prosecutors have taken over the investigation into the case, the first such racist attack linked to the far right to be dealt with as "terrorism" since their office was set up in 2019.
A Turkish-born man who burned a Koran in London was on Monday found guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence.
According to Le Parisien newspaper, the suspect said he "swore allegiance to the French flag" and called on the French to "shoot" people of foreign origin in one of his videos posted on social media.
The attack comes after a man who had posted racist videos shot dead his Tunisian neighbour and badly wounded a Turkish man in the southern town of Puget-sur-Argens on Saturday.
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