Nine cars were set on fire in front of the Cherbourg mosque on the night of Saturday May 4 to Sunday May 5.
An investigation was opened after the fire of nine vehicles in front of the Cherbourg mosque, which had been the target of a shotgun blast and Islamophobic tags, we learned on Sunday May 5 from the public prosecutor’s office of the city and the firefighters.
During the night from Saturday to Sunday, around 3:30 a.m., there was “a car fire which spread to eight others in an open parking lot”. “Nine vehicles are affected,” said Codis (Departmental Fire and Rescue Operational Center) of Manche, confirming information from local media. The fire was extinguished “using two lances”, according to the same Source.
Islamophobic tags
The public prosecutor of Cherbourg, Pierre-Yves Marot, confirmed the facts and indicated that an investigation was underway.
Islamophobic tags, including death threats, were discovered at the end of November 2023 on this mosque. “Justice for Thomas, here, we are in France, dead to the Arabs”, was notably written, in reference to the teenager who died after being stabbed leaving a village ball in Crépol.
At the beginning of April, an investigation was opened after the discovery of a bullet hole in the mosque gate.
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With AFP
