On Thursday March 30, a Muslim man was attacked when he opened the doors of the mosque in Échirolles, near Grenoble. The attacker, armed with a knife, reportedly said he “knew Le Pen”. He was put to flight by other worshippers and is still being sought by police forces.
The attack happened very early on Thursday March 30 in front of the mosque in Échirolles. Shortly before 6am, just as he was opening the doors of the house of prayer, a worshipper was violently beaten by a person. He was slightly injured by a punch to the forehead.
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Two days later, on Saturday April 1, the Grenoble prosecutor confirmed that investigating police officers were still searching for the perpetrator. “Probably mentally unbalanced” and described by the victim as “a person of North African origin, 30-35 years old and about 6 feet tall”, the prosecutor said. DNA examinations are also being carried out. France3