Eight injured after gunmen open fire near Avignon mosque in France – report
‘Two hooded men opened fire at people leaving a mosque injuring eight in the southern city of Avignon late in Sunday, local media reports. Police have reportedly claimed the incident is not terrorism-related.
Two hooded men drove up on a Renault Clio to the Arrahma mosque in Avignon, Provence, at about 10:30pm on Sunday, La Provence newspaper reports.
One of them was armed with a handgun and another with a rifle, according to the paper, citing preliminary information.
The gunmen opened fire at the crowd leaving the mosque injuring four people, two of them slightly.’
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