Islamic State inquiry for France鈥檚 鈥榝avourite village鈥�
France鈥檚 鈥渇avourite village鈥� has become the subject of a gendarmerie inquiry after images appearing to be associated with so-called Islamic State were posted on its Facebook Page.
Rochefort-en-Terre (Morbihan, Brittany) was named the TF1 鈥渇avourite village of the French (village pr茅f茅r茅 des Fran莽ais)鈥� in 2016 and the nation鈥檚 鈥渨onderful Christmas town (merveilleux village de Noel)鈥� this year, and several thousand people now visit the picturesque village every year due to these titles.
However, the Vannes gendarmerie has now opened an inquiry after several posts - which have now been deleted - reportedly appeared on the village鈥檚 , appearing to have links with the so-called Islamic State, Islamic terrorism, and apologist groups for terrorism, reports .
It is not clear how the images came to be posted on the site, and no-one has yet been accused or linked to the page, least of all anyone associated with the village directly itself.
More details are expected to come to light as the inquiry continues but no conclusions have yet been drawn.
The gendarmerie is taking the issue 鈥渧ery seriously鈥�, as the punishment for appearing to excuse, promote or act as a terrorism apologist - especially online - can include fines of up to 鈧�100,000 and seven years in prison.
The mayor of the village, Jean-Fran莽ois Humeau, has not directly commented on the issue, saying only to : 鈥淭he subject is too sensitive to talk about鈥�.
