28/04/2025
France: Muslim Man Murdered, Stabbed Over 40 Times In Mosque
On Friday, Muslim worshipper, Aboubakr, was stabbed to death in a horrific and Islamophobic attack in La Grande Combe mosque in the Gard region of southern .
The attacker stabbed the worshipper over 40 times then filmed him with a mobile phone while shouting insults at Allah and , before fleeing the scene.
The victim was teaching the suspect how to pray, who had feigned a desire to convert to Islam. When the victim went into prostration position, the suspect launched his brutal attack and stabbed him over 40 times.
The body of the victim was only discovered later in the morning when other worshippers arrived at the mosque for Friday prayers.
The suspect, Olivier H, has been identified as a French citizen of Bosnian origin who is not a Muslim.
The authorities are hunting the suspect.