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Man sentenced to a year in prison for burning Quran outside French mosque

Sentence also includes 2-year ban on appearing in Villeurbanne, where he burned the Muslim holy book

Ilayda Cakirtekin  | 31.07.2025 - Update : 31.07.2025
Man sentenced to a year in prison for burning Quran outside French mosque

ISTANBUL

A 27-year-old man was sentenced to one year in prison Wednesday after he burned a copy of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, outside a French mosque in Villeurbanne, near Lyon.

The Lyon criminal court sentenced the man, who was under psychiatric care, to nine months in prison, plus three months linked to a suspended probation from a previous conviction, according to broadcaster BFM TV.

The sentence also includes a two-year ban on appearing in Villeurbanne.

On June 2, the man entered the Errahma Mosque, took a copy of the Quran, and set it on fire in front of the mosque before fleeing the scene.



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