A blast damaged a restaurant near a mosque in the city of Villefranche-sur-Saone, eastern France on Thursday, French newspaper Le Progres reports. There were no casualties.
According to the mayor of Villefranche Bernard Perrut, the explosion happened in front of the restaurant L'Impérial, run by "people close to the mosque."
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Perrut told Le Progres he is afraid the explosion might be linked to the dramatic events from Wednesday, when 12 people, including two police officers, were shot and killed in a terror attack on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris.
Explosion devant un snack situé contre une mosquée à Villefranche sur Saône #Rhône ce matin vers 6h pic.twitter.com/NiBxnZF2IA— Sébastien Bendotti (@itelerhonealpes) January 8, 2015
AFP has quoted officials as saying there have been several attacks against mosques in France since the attack.
#BREAKING Several attacks against France mosques since magazine killings: officials— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 8, 2015
According to French daily Ouest-France, an attacker had thrown several training grenades at a mosque in Le-Mans. There were no reported injuries.
One suspect in the Charlie Hebdo attack handed himself into police, while there were reports that the other two were located in north France. On Wednesday, large crowds gathered in many European cities, holding vigils for the victims of the attack.
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