Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 30 Jun 2017, 05:35 am Print
The incident took place on Thursday afternoon.
However, police said no one was hurt as the man hit the barriers set up in-front of the mosque for protection.
#Creteil Interpellation d'un individu ayant heurté les barrières de protection d'une mosquée. Pas de blessé. pic.twitter.com/uicktg0iFH
— Préfecture de police (@prefpolice) June 29, 2017
According to a local newspaper, the attacker is of Armenian origin and wanted to avenge Islamist-linked attacks in the French capital.
Earlier this month, at least one person was killed in a similar incident in Finsbury, England.
Europe has witnessed a surge in vehicle attacks in the past two years.
France has come under repeated attacks from the IS, who in a letter to the French people threatened to carry out more attacks in the future if the country's government did not stop their anti-terror campaign.
Image: twitter.com/GenvisecInfomap
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