{"id":145385,"date":"2025-06-03T22:20:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/in-villeurbanne-a-man-was-arrested-following-the-burning-of-the-quran-teknomers\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T22:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:20:36","slug":"in-villeurbanne-a-man-was-arrested-following-the-burning-of-the-quran-teknomers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/in-villeurbanne-a-man-was-arrested-following-the-burning-of-the-quran-teknomers\/","title":{"rendered":"In Villeurbanne, a man was arrested following the burning of the Quran. &#8211; Teknomers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n        <picture class=\"article__media\"><source   \nalt=\"La salle de pri\u00e8re de la mosqu\u00e9e Errahma \u00e0 Villeurbanne (Rh\u00f4ne), mardi\u00a03\u00a0juin\u00a02025.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\"><br \/>\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/db6d572_ftp-import-images-1-xfgzd3vo5y52-5089453-01-06.jpg\" \n                 alt=\"La salle de pri\u00e8re de la mosqu\u00e9e Errahma \u00e0 Villeurbanne (Rh\u00f4ne), mardi\u00a03\u00a0juin\u00a02025.\" \n                  width=\"664\" height=\"443\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/source>\n        <\/picture>\n        <noscript><\/p>\n<p>        <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">La salle de pri\u00e8re de la mosqu\u00e9e Errahma \u00e0 Villeurbanne (Rh\u00f4ne), mardi\u00a03\u00a0juin\u00a02025.<br \/>\n            <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">JEFF PACHOUD \/ AFP<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">On June 3, 2025, a \u00a0concerning incident\u00a0 occurred at the Errahma Mosque in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, when an individual was apprehended after allegedly \u00a0burning a copy of the Quran\u00a0. The Lyon Prosecutor&#8217;s office confirmed that the suspect, whose age remains undisclosed, has been placed in custody and is described as \u00a0&#8220;psychologically fragile&#8221;\u00a0 according to police sources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The shocking event took place in the early hours of Monday, shortly before the \u00a0first morning prayer\u00a0. The \u00a0Council of Mosques of Rh\u00f4ne (CMR)\u00a0 reported that an individual, with their face uncovered, entered the prayer hall, seized a copy of the Quran, set it ablaze, and then discarded it outside the mosque before fleeing the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">According to a police source with information from the scene, the man entered the mosque around \u00a03:45 a.m.\u00a0 and had a brief interaction with a worshipper who asked him to remove his shoes. There was no violence involved; however, upon leaving, he took a Quran that was available for the faithful and \u00a0&#8220;allegedly burned it on the street.&#8221;\u00a0 No alert was raised to the police at the time; it was only later, when the mosque\u2019s treasurer filed a complaint, that the authorities became aware of the incident.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">Reviewing CCTV Footage<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The faithful witness who saw the burning incident managed to extinguish the flames without initially realizing the significance of the act. Kamel Kabtane, the rector of the \u00a0Grand Mosque of Lyon\u00a0, explained that the witness later informed mosque officials, who subsequently reviewed the CCTV footage and decided to file a complaint on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Authorities have initiated an investigation focused on \u00a0&#8220;damage or deterioration by a means dangerous to people, committed based on race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion,&#8221;\u00a0 according to the Lyon Prosecutor&#8217;s office. By Tuesday afternoon, two plainclothes officers were seen leaving the Errahma mosque as reporters covered the unfolding situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The officials from the Errahma mosque expressed strong condemnations of this \u00a0extremely grave act of Islamophobia\u00a0, especially in a climate already strained by \u00a0violent attacks\u00a0 against their community. Local representatives, including Rh\u00f4ne&#8217;s La France insoumise deputies, Idir Boumertit and Gabriel Amard, as well as Villeurbanne&#8217;s socialist mayor, C\u00e9dric Van Styvendael, echoed this sentiment, also calling it an \u00a0Islamophobic act\u00a0.<\/p>\n<section class=\"inread js-services-inread\">\n<p>\n            <span>Newsletter<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/newsletters\/a-la-une\/\" class=\"inread__link js-services-inread-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab A la une \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Stay updated with the essential news every morning with the latest headlines from \u00ab Le Monde \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Sign up<\/p>\n<p>        <\/a><br \/>\n    <\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe assure our Muslim fellow citizens in Rh\u00f4ne of the full attention and support of the State in the face of hateful acts targeting them,\u201d<\/em> stated Fabienne Buccio, the prefect of the Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes region, confirming that she is in contact with community representatives to implement \u00a0necessary security measures\u00a0.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">A Growing Climate of Hostility<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The CMR referred to the incident as a \u00a0&#8220;heinous desecration&#8221;\u00a0, calling it a \u00a0serious affront to the dignity of the faithful and to the fundamental principles of our Republic\u00a0. They urged the authorities to \u00a0&#8220;take all necessary measures to identify the perpetrator of this act and pursue exemplary prosecutions.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The CMR further highlighted a \u00a0series of hate-fueled attacks\u00a0 and a \u00a0growing climate of hostility\u00a0 faced by citizens of the Islamic faith. Citing recent events, they referenced the \u00a0murder of young Malian Aboubakar Ciss\u00e9\u00a0, who was killed in a mosque in the Grand-Combe in Gard, as well as the shooting of a Tunisian man in Puget-sur-Argens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/societe\/article\/2025\/06\/03\/apres-le-meurtre-d-un-tunisien-dans-le-var-la-premiere-saisine-du-parquet-national-antiterroriste-pour-un-homicide-inspire-par-des-idees-d-ultradroite_6610275_3224.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A crime described as <em>&#8220;premeditated,&#8221;<\/em> <em>&#8220;clearly racist,&#8221;<\/em> and <em>&#8220;probably anti-Muslim,&#8221;<\/em> according to Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau.<\/a> The National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor&#8217;s Office (PNAT) has taken over the investigation, marking one of the first examinations of a racist homicide linked to far-right ideas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Recent reports indicate that the \u00a0first three months of 2025\u00a0 saw a staggering \u00a072% increase in anti-Muslim acts\u00a0 compared to the same period in 2024, with \u00a079 cases\u00a0 documented by the Ministry of the Interior.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">General News &#8211; 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La salle de pri\u00e8re de la mosqu\u00e9e Errahma \u00e0 Villeurbanne (Rh\u00f4ne), mardi\u00a03\u00a0juin\u00a02025. JEFF PACHOUD \/ AFP On June 3, 2025, a \u00a0concerning incident\u00a0 occurred at the Errahma Mosque in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, when an individual was apprehended after allegedly \u00a0burning a copy of the Quran\u00a0. 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