Muslim Street Prayers Forced Off Paris Boulevard After Angry Clashes
French authorities have banned mass Muslim prayers from a Paris street after clashes between worshippers and protesters angry their public square had turned into an open air mosque.
French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb confirmed the move and said local police authorities have the power to forcibly act this Friday.
“They will not have prayers on the street, we will prevent street praying,” Collomb told Franceinfo. “We will make sure we resolve this conflict in the next few weeks.”
In March, French police forcibly evicted the group known as the Union of Muslim Associations of Clichy (UAMC), ahead of the site’s conversion into a public media space.
Muslim worshippers accuse authorities of not offering suitable land to build a new mosque.
As Breitbart News reported, around 60 French conservatives, led by local mayor Remi Muzeau, sang the French national anthem, the Marseillaise, in defiance of the praying Muslims on November 10.
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