France: A church service is disrupted by shouts of “Allah Akbar”; investigation launched to identify the perpetrator

A mass celebrated by a priest on Sunday November 5 in the Saint-Éloi church in Dunkirk (northern France) was disrupted by a person who shouted “Allah Akbar” twice, Le Figaro has learned from police sources.

The person in question, who was in the right wing of the church, shouted during the “Lord’s Prayer” and then at the end of the service. According to the priest, the man appeared to be “disturbed”.

(…) “The investigation is aimed in particular at collecting witness statements in order to identify the perpetrator, who has still not been identified,” the prosecutor continued. Le Figaro / Dunkerque (59) : une messe perturbée aux cris de « Allah Akbar » ; une enquête est ouverte afin d’identifier l’individu – Fdesouche