Africa Business Radio

France has ordered the closure of a mosque in the north of the country because of the radical nature of its imam’s preaching.The mosque in Beauvais will remain shut for six months, according to the prefecture of the Oise region where Beauvais is located.It says the sermons there incite hatred, violence and “defend jihad”.Local authorities were legally bound to launch a 10-day period of information-gathering before taking action but told AFP that the mosque would now be shut within two days.