France : 8 people injured in a shooting near a mosque

8 people were injured yesterday in a shooting around 10:30 pm (local time) near a mosque in Avignion, France, BBC news reports. Two hooded men, who were carrying a handgun and a shot gun opened fire on Muslim worshippers on their way out of Arrahma mosque.

According to the same source, «Four people were wounded outside the mosque and a family of four - including a seven-year-old girl - also suffered injuries from shrapnel while in their apartment, located some 50 meters away».

The attack was not treated as a terrorist one. «Worshippers leaving the mosque had not been the intended target», added la Province a French online newspaper. Prosecutor’s office told the same source that : «the fact that it happened in the street of the religious establishment was unconnected with it».

A man was arrested on Thursday after attempting to drive his car into a crowd near a mosque in Creteil suburb of Paris.

The two attacks come just a few weeks after a 47-year-old man in a van drove over pedestrians on their way out of Finsbury Park mosque in north London. The attack considered as terrorist left one dead and 11 injured. Identified as Darren Osborne, the alleged assailant shouted after being arrested : «I want to kill all Muslims – I did my bit». The attacker was later has been charged of «terrorism-related murder and attempted murder».