(MENAFN) The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) reported on Sunday that copies of the Quran were torn and thrown to the ground after an individual broke into a mosque in Le Puy-en-Velay, in south-central France. While no one was physically harmed, the council said the act has left Muslims in France “deeply shocked and hurt.”

In a statement on social media, the CFCM condemned the incident as a “serious Islamophobic act” targeting a sacred text within a place of worship. The council warned that such attacks risk increasing amid a “toxic climate” fueled by biased surveys, stigmatizing reports, and proposals perceived as discriminatory toward Muslims.

The mosque desecration follows another attack earlier this week targeting the Montreal-la-Cluse Cultural Center, affiliated with the Turkish-Muslim umbrella group DITIB. A bullet was reportedly found in the center’s mailbox, an act the association condemned as an attempt to undermine social harmony.

The DITIB-linked center vowed to pursue legal measures, emphasizing that the attack threatens the practice of peaceful coexistence. Both incidents have raised concerns about rising hostility toward Muslim communities in France.

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