(Anadolu) A French citizen tore a copy of the Quran at a mosque in Greece’s Western Thrace, representatives of the region’s local Turkish minority said Thursday.
Upon a complaint filed by locals who witnessed the provocative act in the Iskece (Xanthi) province’s Ilica Kaplicalar (Ano Thermai) village, the French citizen was held by local Greek police teams and was eventually taken to the police station, said the elected mufti’s office in Iskece in a statement.
The provocative act was strongly condemned by prominent figures of the Turkish minority and associations as well as the Greek Religious Affairs and Education Ministry.
