Muslim worshipper killed in mosque in France, Bosnian attacker filmed the crime
Police in southern France are continuing to search for a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a Muslim worshipper inside a mosque.
Authorities said a man in his 20s stabbed the worshipper dozens of times in the building in the village of La Grand-Combe, north of Montpellier, according to the Telegraph.
Le Parisien newspaper quoted an investigative source as saying that the attacker then filmed the victim, who was in her early to mid-20s, on his mobile phone as she lay dying.
The video was sent to a friend who then posted it online before deleting it, according to French media reports.
À #Montpellier, une grosse centaine de personnes observe une minute de silence en hommage à Aboubakar, victime d'un crime Islamophobe à la mosque de La Grand-Combe, dans le Gard, où une marche blanche à eu lieu aujourd'hui. The demonstrators demand "justice for Aboubakar" pic.twitter.com/3pSoL1oB2J
— Le Poing – Montpellier (@lepoinginfo) April 27, 2025
Surveillance cameras at the mosque also filmed the attack, which showed the attacker and victim alone in the mosque.
French media said the victim was a regular worshipper at the mosque.
People told the AFP news agency that he had arrived from Mali several years ago and was "very well known" and highly respected in the village.
While the killer had never been seen there before, investigators said.
Au moins 500 personnes défilent actuellement à la Grand-Combe, en hommage au fidèle tué dans la mosquée https://t.co/5yrNwglf6n pic.twitter.com/5AEGFxwMpu
— ici Gard Lozère (@icigardlozere) April 27, 2025
Regional prosecutor Abdelkrim Grini told AFP that the suspect was still at large as of Saturday.
Meanwhile, another source told AFP that the suspect has been identified as a French citizen of Bosnian origin who is not Muslim.
French President Emmanuel Macron commented on the stabbing and said the country's religious freedom is "inviolable," adding that hatred based on religion "will never have a place in France."Telegraph/
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