The prefecture of Sarthe announced on Wednesday that it had initiated a procedure for closing the Allonnes mosque, near Le Mans, which accommodates around 300 faithful, where sermons legitimize "recourse to armed jihad".
"According to the elements collected, sermons and the activity of this place of worship, frequented by individuals belonging to or close to the radical Islamist movement, legitimize the use of armed jihad, death as a martyr, the commission of acts of terrorism and the use of violence, hatred and discrimination as well as the establishment of Sharia law, ”the Sarthe prefecture indicated in a press release.