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Judicial Inquiry Opened for Hate-Motivated Mosque Murder as Suspect Awaits Extradition

French authorities have launched a premeditated murder investigation after the suspect, who surrendered in Italy, allegedly targeted a Muslim worshipper in a hate-driven attack.

Devant la mosquée de Grand-Combe (Gard), le 27 avril 2025, après le meurtre d’un musulman deux jours plus tôt.
La procureure de Nimes a annoncé lundi 28 avril 2025 l’ouverture d’une information pour meurtre avec préméditation en raison de la religion après la mort d’Aboubakar dans la mosquée d’Alès (Gard).
Des gendarmes devant la mosquée de La Grand-Combe, dans le Gard, le 25 avril.
Meurtre dans une mosquée: le suspect s’est rendu dans un commissariat en Italie

Overview

  • Aboubakar Cissé, a 22-year-old Malian, was fatally stabbed inside a mosque in La Grand-Combe, France, on April 25, with the attack filmed by the suspect.
  • The suspect, Olivier H., a 21-year-old French citizen of Bosnian origin, surrendered to Italian police in Pistoia on April 27 after a three-day manhunt involving over 70 French officers.
  • French prosecutors have classified the killing as premeditated murder with aggravation for religious or racial motives, though investigations are exploring additional possible motives.
  • The suspect reportedly expressed intentions of committing further murders and made anti-Islam remarks during and after the attack, but his lawyer denies an Islamophobic motive, claiming he acted impulsively.
  • A silent march in La Grand-Combe on April 27 drew over a thousand people to honor the victim and call for stronger protection of religious communities.