The Al-Islah mosque in Villiers-sur-Marne. The unregistered "school", was discovered when police raised a mosque in Villiers-sur-Marne on Wednesday morning, reported Le Parisien newspaperThe school, located on the first floor of the mosque, is understood to have held Koran classes for between 15 and 20 children each day, all between the ages of six and 12. The illegal school, "L'école des Petites Abeilles" or "The Little Bees School", is reported to have been set up around two years ago. Wednesday's raid, which involved around 40 police officers according to France 3, was prompted by an investigation into the mosque itself. Story continues below…Le Figaro newspaper reported that the Al-Islah mosque was attended by twelve people with convictions for their jihadist ties to Syria.

Source: The Local September 01, 2016 13:18 UTC