democrat-- crrseca. a prayer hall was ransacked. >> reporter: a christmas day crowd but no spirit of good well. instead, violence and december craigs - dececration. a crowd shouting anti muslim slogans ransacked the prayer hall of this mosque chanting "oar aborigines get out". they even attempted to burn copies of the qaran. >> translation: some installations were broken. they broke in the parers, two doors and the entrance. the window, the piece of furniture where we leave shoes, the air conditioning, paintings, the closet. >> reporter: the latest violence appears to be in retaliation of an incident on thursday night when firefighters responded to an emergency call and were attacked in a housing project in town. authorities say it is not clear what prompted that incident. the french government condemned the latest attack and sent police reinforcements to other religious centers. this is on the heels of the paris attacks. soldiers were mobilized over the holiday period. france's muslims are also facing b