The suspect stays in wide after the deadly Islamophobic mosque stabbed in southern France

The suspect behind a deadly knife in a mosque in La Grand-Combe, southern France, remains in the wider, confirmed the authorities.

Public prosecutor Abdelkrim Grini said a 23 or 24 -year -old worship, recognized as Aboubakar, was killed during Friday’s attack.

The National Prosecutor’s National Office is following the case, but has not officially assumed control.

Local media reported that the suspect was filmed after the knife, making derogatory observations on “Allah” and the victim injured in the ground. Witnesses told local markets that the attacker used a cell phone to record the scene after repeatedly stabbed the victim.

Researchers are considering whether the attack was motivated by Islamophobia, according to reports by Franceinfo and Le Parisien.

Grini said the victim was regular by participating in the mosque in Trescol, a hamlet in La Grand-Combe, while the attacker had no disclosed ties to the community. The security camera captured images of the suspect, who remains unknown by the mosque and residents.

Community members at La Grand-Combe have begun efforts to raise funds to repatriate Aboubakar’s body to his family in Mali.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou condemned the deadly stabbing, calling it “Islamophobic atrocity” as police continued the search for the suspect.

Grini has confirmed that the researchers are facing the murder as a possible hate crime. The French anti -terrorist prosecutor is monitoring the investigation, but has not officially undertaken.

Authorities said the attacker, who had not previously seen in the mosque, initially prayed alongside the victim before the attack. The monitoring material has shown that the attacker observes the security cameras and acknowledging that he will probably be arrested.

Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau described the murder as “scary” and expressed solidarity with the Muslim community influenced by the attack.

“The person is actively sought. This is a matter that is very seriously taken,” said Prosecutor Grini.

“All possibilities were examined, including an Islamophobic act,” he added.