Suspect in killing worshipper at mosque south France surrenders to Italian police
French authorities announced Monday that the suspect in a stabbing at a mosque in France surrendered to Italian police late Sunday night.
The public prosecutor in the southeastern French city of Alès said, according to Agence France-Presse, "The suspect in the killing of young Aboubacar Cissé on Friday, April 25, inside a mosque in the Logard region of southeastern France, surrendered himself to Italian police in the city of Pistoia around 11 p.m. Sunday."
The public prosecutor said, "It is a great pleasure for me as a prosecutor. Given the effectiveness of the measures put in place, the suspect saw no other option but to surrender, and this was the best step he could have taken."
Grini added, "The official information released about the suspect, who filmed the murder himself, was scant. He is a young man named Olivier A., from a Bosnian family, unemployed, and has family connections in the Logard region." "This person remained under the radar of the justice system and the police, and had not attracted any attention before this tragic incident," Abdelkrim Gueni continued.
A white march took place in the town of La Grande-Combe on Sunday in memory of the victim, Aboubacar Cissé, a young Malian man in his twenties. More than a thousand people participated between the Khadija Mosque, where the incident occurred, and the town hall of this small town of 5,000 people north of Alès.
Hundreds of people also gathered late in the evening in Paris, including Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the France Insoumise movement, who accused Interior Minister Bruno Retaylor of fostering a "climate of Islamophobia."
President Emmanuel Macron stressed that "discrimination and hatred based on religion will never have a place in France," offering "the nation's support" to the victim's family and "our Muslim compatriots."
Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
more of (International)
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Saba Yemen
03-08-2025
- Saba Yemen
Demonstrations in Global Cities condemn ongoing Zionist Aggression on Gaza
Gaza – Saba: Massive demonstrations erupted today, Saturday, across several cities and capitals worldwide in condemnation of the ongoing Zionist aggression against the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), thousands took part in protests held in the French capital Paris, the Norwegian capital Oslo, the British city of Manchester, the German cities of Stuttgart, Bremen, and Wolfsburg, as well as Berlin, Milan in Italy, Aarhus and the capital Copenhagen in Denmark, and both Helsingborg and Stockholm in Sweden. The demonstrators expressed their solidarity with the Palestinian people and demanded an immediate ceasefire and the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza. Protesters raised Palestinian flags and signs denouncing the genocide committed by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian people in Gaza. They also called for an end to double standards and demanded the prosecution of the Zionist entity for its massacres, especially those targeting children. Palestinians in Gaza are facing an unprecedented wave of starvation following the Israeli regime's closure of all border crossings since early March. The blockade has severely restricted the entry of food, humanitarian aid, fuel, and medicine. As time passes, residents of Gaza have exhausted all food resources, markets have emptied, and finding a piece of bread has become nearly impossible. The few remaining goods are being sold at skyrocketing prices, turning starvation into one of the most brutal and common causes of death in the strip. With U.S. and European backing, the Israeli military has continued its genocidal campaign in Gaza since October 7, 2023. So far, it has killed 60,430 Palestinian civilians, the majority of them women and children, and wounded 148,722 others, in a still-incomplete toll, as thousands remain trapped under rubble or in unreachable areas. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Saba Yemen
30-07-2025
- Saba Yemen
15 Countries Issue Call for Collective Recognition of State of Palestine
Paris - Saba: France and 14 other countries issued a collective call to recognize the State of Palestine, calling on more countries to join. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Wednesday via the X platform: "In New York, along with 14 other countries, France is issuing a collective call: We express our determination to recognize the State of Palestine and we call on those who have not yet done so to join us." Among the countries that have announced their intention to recognize Palestine are nine for the first time: Australia, Canada, Finland, New Zealand, Portugal, Andorra, Malta, San Marino, and Luxembourg. Other countries that have previously recognized Palestine, such as Iceland, Ireland, and Spain, renewed their support. On Tuesday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that his country would recognize the State of Palestine next September unless Israel takes concrete steps toward peace, a ceasefire, and an end to the horrific situation in Gaza. He added that airlifts to Gaza have "begun," noting that he wants at least 500 aid trucks to enter the Strip daily. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Saba Yemen
29-07-2025
- Saba Yemen
Iranian President: We ready for dialogue and do not seek war, but we will respond forcefully to any aggression
Tehran – Saba: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed that his country is ready for dialogue and does not seek war, but will respond forcefully to any potential aggression. During a ceremony to receive the credentials of the new French ambassador to Tehran, Pezeshkian said, "The Islamic Republic of Iran, especially under the 14th government, seeks internal harmony and interaction with the world, but Western countries are obstructing this process through false propaganda and accusing Iran of seeking to possess nuclear weapons," according to the official Iranian News Agency. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
