On Saturday June 22, at around 7pm, a very drunk man was sleeping in Notre-Dame Cathedral in Bourg-en-Bresse, where early Sunday mass was being celebrated.
The man, a homeless man, was woken by the arrival of the worshippers and is said to have started shouting, among other things, that this was “not his religion”. He is also said to have shouted “Allah akbar” several times.
A member of the congregation tried to bring him to his senses and asked him to leave. However, she is said to have been slapped in the face and fell to the ground. The staggering homeless man is said to have stepped on her foot. On the forecourt of the church, he is said to have brutally beaten her again. The man was arrested by the city police before being handed over to the state police.
He was taken into police custody for “glorification of terrorism” and “serious violence”. The victim announced that, like the priest, he intended to press charges. Le Progrès