{"id":123237,"date":"2025-04-27T18:43:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T15:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=123237"},"modified":"2025-04-27T18:43:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T15:43:26","slug":"french-pm-condemns-islamophobic-mosque-stabbing-as-suspect-remains-at-large","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/france\/123237-french-pm-condemns-islamophobic-mosque-stabbing-as-suspect-remains-at-large\/","title":{"rendered":"French PM Condemns \u201cIslamophobic\u201d Mosque Stabbing as Suspect Remains at Large"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Muslim worshipper was fatally stabbed on Friday inside the La Grand-Combe mosque in southern France\u2019s Gard region, France 24 reported. The attacker, identified as a French citizen of Bosnian origin, filmed the victim\u2014a 23-year-old Malian migrant\u2014while shouting Islamophobic insults and stabbing him up to 50 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-184126.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123238\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-184126.png 653w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-184126-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The video was briefly shared on social media before deletion. French Prime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou denounced the act as an \u201cIslamophobic atrocity,\u201d pledging state resources to apprehend the suspect, who remains at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional prosecutor Abdelkrim Grini confirmed the killing is being investigated as a potential hate crime, with anti-terror prosecutors considering jurisdiction. The victim, a regular worshipper, was found hours later by Friday prayer attendees. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau expressed solidarity with the Muslim community, calling the murder \u201cappalling.\u201d La Grand-Combe, a former mining town with high unemployment, has been deeply shaken by the attack. Authorities emphasize the suspect\u2019s non-Muslim background and prior anonymity at the mosque.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Muslim worshipper was fatally stabbed on Friday inside the La Grand-Combe mosque in southern France\u2019s Gard region, France 24 reported. 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