In a new crackdown by French authorities, 3 mosques found to be exhibiting a “pattern of radicalization.”
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This aggressive new move comes amid France’s 3 month state of emergency, which would be the U.S. equivalent of the suspension of the writ of Habeus Corpus.
French Interior minister Bernard Cazaneuve said one mosque was in Lagny-sur- Marne, located in eastern Paris was closed by a large military contingent that placed 9 radicals under house arrest and barred 22 others from leaving the country.
The other 2 mosques were in Gennevilliers, in the northwest suburbs and in Lyon, respectively. They have been described as “pseudo-religious.”
Hassan El Alaoui, who’s in charge of all Muslim prison chaplains in France supports the move saying that the mosques were illegal and preached violence against other muslims.
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From USA Today:
French authorities announced Wednesday they shut down three mosques for an alleged “pattern of radicalization,” but terrorism analysts said such tactics are unlikely to be repeated in the USA.
Though a few small European mosques have been taken over by radicals — and it has happened in the USA — that’s not the trend anymore, said Evan Kohlmann, an analyst at the New York-based threat intelligence firm Flashpoint.
“Anyone in this country that gets the least reputation for being a known radicalizer is immediately investigated by the FBI,” Kohlmann said. “People with connections to extremists are investigated and removed from their positions.”
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