Four shots were fired outside the building on Monday afternoon after a 80's former soldier had attempted to set fire to the mosque's door.
Police said a man tried to set fire to the door of the mosque and that when he was interrupted, he opened fire and wounded two men . then set fire to a car before fleeing, police said.
The victims were brought to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, while the suspected shooter, identified as Claude Sinke, was later arrested at his home in Les Landes, north of Bayonne.
