Imam 'targeting Christians, homosexuals and Jews' in his sermons

France ordered the closure of a mosque in the north of the country because of the radical nature of its imam's preaching, regional authorities said on Tuesday.

The mosque in Beauvais, a town of 50,000 people some 62 miles north of Paris, will remain shut for six months, according to the prefecture of the Oise region where Beauvais is located.

It said the sermons there incite hatred, violence and "defend jihad."... Read More: i24