US EditionNo place for racism, hate in France, says Macron after Muslim killed in mosque
- A 23 or 24-year-old worshipper, identified as Aboubakar, was fatally stabbed in a mosque in La Grand-Combe, France, and the attacker remains unidentified as of Saturday, according to the Ales public prosecutor's office.
- The suspect filmed himself after killing Aboubakar, reportedly making insulting remarks about Allah, and has never been seen at the mosque before.
- Investigators are examining a possible Islamophobic motive for the crime, with the French anti-terror Prosecutor's Office monitoring the case.
- French Prime Minister François Bayrou condemned the act as an 'Islamophobic atrocity' and assured that authorities are working to catch the perpetrator.
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Hate “has no place in France”: Macron condemns stabbing of a Muslim
Racism and hatred cannot have a place in France, President Emmanuel Macron said this Sunday after the deadly stabbing of a Muslim in a mosque in the south of the country. “Racism and hatred on religious grounds cannot have a place in France. Freedom of worship cannot be violated,” Macron wrote in X in his first comment on Friday’s attack, extending his support to “Muslim fellow citizens.” The attacker, who fled, stabbed the faithful with dozens …
Suspect in French mosque murder on the run for two days: 'Extremely dangerous'
French police have been searching for over two days for a fugitive who stabbed a visitor to death in a mosque on Friday. The victim was stabbed nearly fifty times while praying. President Macron expressed support for Muslims today: "There is no place for racism and hatred in France," he wrote on X. It happened on Friday morning in the village of La Grand-Combe in southern France. The victim, a Malian man named Aboubakar, was at the mosque early …
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