8 people wounded in shooting near French mosque

A shooting happened in front of a mosque in the southern French city of Avignon on Sunday night, leaving eight people wounded, local media reported.

The La Provence newspaper report on Monday cited a judicial source as saying that authorities are not considering the incident as a terrorist attack. Local police suspected the shooting was due to a dispute between young people.

Four people were wounded outside the mosque while a family of four in their apartment some 50 meters away took shrapnel, it was reported.

The newspaper report also quoted witnesses as saying the shooting began at around 10:30 p.m. (2030 GMT) on Sunday when one of the two gunmen with their faces covered fired shots around as worshippers were leaving the mosque. The two gunmen then fled the scene.

(REUTERS)