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French police arrest far-right supporter over mosque shooting

French police arrest far-right supporter over mosque shooting. [Reuters]

French police have arrested a man suspected of firing shots at a mosque in Bayonne in the southwest of France on Monday.

Two people, aged 74 and 78, were seriously injured in the shooting at 1420 GMT as they tried to prevent the attacker from setting fire to the mosque.

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