Paris mosque implicated in teacher's murder reopens after six-month ban Issued on: 09/04/2021 - 14:16 The Grand Mosque in Pantin, north of Paris was closed in October 2020. It re-opened on 9 April 2021. AFP 3 min The mosque in the north-Paris suburb of Pantin is open for Friday prayers for the first time in six months. It was closed by police last October, following accusations that some members had contributed to the on-line campaign against Samuel Paty, the teacher beheaded after he used caricatures of the Prophet Mahomet in a class on free speech. Advertising Read more The re-opening follows a change in the management structure which has seen M'Hammed Henniche step down from his position as president of the local Muslim federation.