Two wounded in shooting outside mosque in western France

Two wounded in shooting outside mosque in western France
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PARIS (Reuters) - Two people were shot and wounded outside a mosque in Brest, western France, on Thursday, police said.

Brest Prosecutor Jean-Philippe Recappe said the gunman opened fire as people left the mosque in the city's Pontanezen neighbourhood.

It was not immediately clear whether the shooting was religiously motivated, a settling of scores, or motivated by other unknown factors, Recappe told Reuters.

Public broadcaster France 3 reported the gunman was on the run.

(Reporting by Emmanuel Jarry; Editing by Richard Lough)

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