Investigation open after the fire of a mosque in the Loiret
An investigation was opened after a fire that ravaged the Muslim prayer room in Jargeau (Loiret) overnight to the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, near Orleans, announced Thursday, February 27 on X Interior Bruno Retailleau.
“The fire that occurred last night at the jargeau mosque in the Loiret is a drama for the faithful particularly while they are about to enter the month of Ramadan”said Bruno Retailleau on the social network. “An investigation is underway to determine the cause. I want to express my support for jargeau Muslims ”added the minister.
The fire that occurred last night at the jargeau mosque in the Loiret is a drama for the faithful particularly while they are about to enter the month of Ramadan.
An investigation is underway to determine the cause. I want to express my support to Muslims of …– Bruno Retailleau (@brunoretailleau) FEBRUARY 27, 2025
The procedure “Is open from the chief of destruction and degradation by dangerous means for people”said the prosecutor of the Republic of Orleans Emmanuelle Bochenek-Puren.
Investigations, “Who are entrusted to the jargeau territorial brigade and the Orleans research brigade”continue, added the prosecutor. The fire occurred in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, a little before 2 am, said the gendarmerie, which hired the criminal identification cell to determine the origin of the fire. On social networks, images showed the place of worship almost entirely destroyed by the flames.
Threats received in 2023
“This place of worship has already been degraded by racist and anti -muslim inscriptions on February 7 and received threats in 2023”denounced Wednesday in a press release released on X the French Council for Muslim worship (CFCM), which expresses its indignation and its sadness.
Press release
The jargeau ditib mosque completely destroyed by a fire
We are deeply shocked, sad and indignant to see the jargeau mosque (45), downed in Ditib, completely destroyed by a fire which ravaged it in the night of February 25 to 26.
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– CFCM (@cfcmoffiel) FEBRUARY 26, 2025
“For the time being, the fire is the subject of an open investigation for destruction by dangerous means for people in the words of the Prosecutor (E) of Orleans. But, it is clear that the fire has aroused very few reactions from our policies and in our media ”regretted the CFCM.
The Loiret section of Insoumise France (LFI) reacted on X indicating that “The association had (…) received various letters of threats in recent years”. “This building of the Franco-Turkish cultural association had already been the target this month of abusive and xenophobic tags against our compatriots”added LFI.
According to the Greens of the Greens Marine Tondelier, “The extreme right stirs Islamophobic hatred while the government remains silent in the face of its trivialization in public space. All my support for the Jargeau Muslim community ».
