Attack on praying man in mosque: Attacker kills man and then films him
By Valeria Nickel
La Grand-Combe (France) - After a fatal knife attack on a worshipper in a mosque in the south of France , the suspect is still on the run, according to media reports.
The man allegedly stabbed a worshipper to death in the mosque of La Grand-Combe on Friday, the newspaper Le Parisien reported.
Immediately after the crime, he is said to have filmed the victim with his cell phone, according to the newspaper, citing a source familiar with the investigation. He is said to have insulted Allah.
According to the reports, the attacker is a Frenchman around 20 years old. Surveillance cameras at the mosque filmed the horrific act.
At the time, the victim and the perpetrator were alone in the building; it was not until the morning that other visitors to the place of worship found the dead man.
Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin horrified after the crime
France's Prime Minister François Bayrou (73) described the attack on X on Saturday evening as an "Islamophobic outrage" and promised that state resources would be mobilized so that the murderer could be caught and punished.
Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin (42) wrote of an "unspeakable act in a sacred religious building".