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Prosecutor Rules Out Terrorism in Mosque Killing as Suspect Awaits Extradition

French authorities classify the murder of Aboubakar Cissé as a hate crime driven by personal motives, with the national antiterror prosecutor maintaining an observational role.

Selon la procureure de Nîmes, l’auteur du meurtre d’Aboubakar Cissé, survenu dans une mosquée de La Grand-Combe (Gard), a agi seul, mû par une obsession personnelle de tuer.
Meurtre d'Aboubakar Cissé: le suspect a agi par «envie de tuer» et «fascination morbide», précise la procureure de Nîmes
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Meurtre dans une mosquée du Gard: l’avocat de la famille d’Aboubakar Cissé leur conseille «de ne jamais» rencontrer Bruno Retailleau

Overview

  • The murder of Aboubakar Cissé, a 22-year-old Malian Muslim, in a Gard mosque on April 25 has been classified as aggravated murder with a hate-crime enhancement.
  • Prosecutor Cécile Gensac stated that the suspect, Olivier Hadzovic, acted out of an 'obsessive desire to kill' and not due to ideological or religious hatred.
  • The Parquet national antiterroriste (PNAT) has not taken over the case, citing the absence of ideological motives or links to organized terrorism.
  • Hadzovic, who fled to Italy after the attack, awaits extradition to France by mid-May under expedited procedures.
  • Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau is set to meet the victim’s family and Malian community leaders on May 5, amid criticism over the government’s response.