‘Unprecedented Action’ | France will raid 76 mosques, shut those under foreign influence

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France is threatening to shut huge numbers of mosques after announcing ‘massive and unprecedented’ raids on more than 70 Islamic places of worship. The stated goal is to fight ‘separatism and liberate French Islam from foreign influences’.

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