The Directorate General of Internal Security (DGSI) arrested, on Monday, January 20, seven individuals in Brest and in the Finistère department, as part of a judicial investigation for "criminal and terrorist conspiracy".
Injured three days ago in an attack targeting him, the imam of Brest, Rachid Eljay , is doing much better and wants to reassure the many people who have expressed their sympathy to him.
The Rassemblement des Musulmans de France (RMF) strongly condemned the shots that targeted the "Assounnah" Mosque in Brest. As a result, the imam, Rachid El Jay, and another worshiper were injured.
Gunshots were fired at worshippers in a mosque located in the Pontanézen district of Brest. It was in the middle of the afternoon on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Two people were hit, including the imam.