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| France mosque attack: Soldiers open fire on car 'attempting to ram mosque' | |
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| Several people have been injured after French soldiers fired on a car which attempted to ram them outside a mosque. | Several people have been injured after French soldiers fired on a car which attempted to ram them outside a mosque. |
| The driver of the car did not stop when ordered, Le Parisien reports, leading the soldiers guarding the mosque in Valence, Drome, to open fire. | The driver of the car did not stop when ordered, Le Parisien reports, leading the soldiers guarding the mosque in Valence, Drome, to open fire. |
| The driver and another person in the car were injured. | The driver and another person in the car were injured. |
| Three soldiers were reportedly injured, there also appear to be injuries among worshippers at the mosque. | Three soldiers were reportedly injured, there also appear to be injuries among worshippers at the mosque. |
| A stray bullet hit one of the worshippers, the mosque confirmed. | A stray bullet hit one of the worshippers, the mosque confirmed. |
| The driver has been detained - his motives are currently unclear. | The driver has been detained - his motives are currently unclear. |
| A local journalist for the Dauphiné Libéré newspaper claimed the man is aged 30 and is originally from Lyon. | A local journalist for the Dauphiné Libéré newspaper claimed the man is aged 30 and is originally from Lyon. |
| Abdallah Dliouah, the mosque's imam, released a statement on Facebook to say: "Those who run the Valence mosque and those loyal to it are profoundly shocked by this act. | Abdallah Dliouah, the mosque's imam, released a statement on Facebook to say: "Those who run the Valence mosque and those loyal to it are profoundly shocked by this act. |
| "The soldiers charged with the protection of the mosque are appreciated by worshippers and we denounce this act of aggression against those who assure our safety." | "The soldiers charged with the protection of the mosque are appreciated by worshippers and we denounce this act of aggression against those who assure our safety." |
| He added: "Pending the results of an investigation, we would like to reaffirm that this act, while serious, will not prevent our determination to promote our life together, as we have always done." | He added: "Pending the results of an investigation, we would like to reaffirm that this act, while serious, will not prevent our determination to promote our life together, as we have always done." |
| France is on high alert after the 13 November terror attacks in Paris, which killed 130 people. The soldiers are part of reinforced security guarding places of worship and other sensitive sites. | France is on high alert after the 13 November terror attacks in Paris, which killed 130 people. The soldiers are part of reinforced security guarding places of worship and other sensitive sites. |
| This article will be updated as more information becomes available | This article will be updated as more information becomes available |