Suspect in Mosque Attack Surrenders to Police in Italy

A man suspected of fatally stabbing a Muslim worshipper at a mosque in La Grande Combe, southern France, surrendered to police in Italy following an extensive manhunt by French authorities. The suspect, a French national born in 2004 with no prior criminal record, reportedly recorded the attack on his phone and was captured insulting God on security cameras. Local prosecutor Abdelkrim Grini stated that the investigation is primarily considering an Islamophobic motive but has not ruled out other possibilities. French President Emmanuel Macron and the Grand Mosque of Paris condemned the attack, stressing that racism and religious hatred have no place in France and that religious freedom must be protected. The victim, identified as Aboubakar, had just finished cleaning the mosque before the attack. Vigils and marches in support of the victim and against anti-Islam crimes were held in La Grande Combe and Paris.