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Gunman wounds two at French mosque, suspect found dead

The main suspect was later found dead with a bullet wound in his head in an apparent suicide, say police.

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A gunman shot and wounded an imam and another person outside a mosque in the western French city of Brest on Thursday, police said, reports Reuters.

The main suspect was later found dead with a bullet wound in his head in an apparent suicide in the nearby town of Guipavas, a police source told Reuters.

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

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