French police arrest man with far-right links after 2 are wounded in mosque shootingFrench police on Monday arrested a man with past far-right links suspected of shooting and seriously injuring two elderly men who spotted him trying to set fire to the door of a mosque.
The regional governor said the suspect also set a car ablaze before fleeing in the southwestern city of Bayonne. The victims, aged 74 and 78, were hospitalized.
The motive of the suspect, who local media said was 84, was not immediately known.
French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the "odious attack" in a tweet and vowed to "do everything" to punish attackers "and protect our Muslim compatriots."
France "will never tolerate hate," he said