US EditionFar-Right Supporter 'Killed Muslim Neighbour in Racially-Motivated Terror Attack' - The Mirror
- Hichem Miraoui, a 45-year-old Tunisian Muslim hairdresser, was shot dead Saturday night in Puget-sur-Argents near Fréjus, France.
- The shooting followed hateful online posts by Christophe B., a 53-year-old far-right supporter and neighbor, who was arrested on suspicion of racially-motivated terrorist murder.
- Christophe B. Posted racist videos urging violence against foreigners and also injured a Turkish man, prompting counterterrorism prosecutors to take charge of the case amid rising anti-Muslim hate crimes.
- Data from the Interior Ministry reveal that incidents targeting religious and ethnic minorities increased by over 10% in the past year, with a notable rise in attacks against mosques, amid a growing spread of extremist rhetoric described by activists as creating a harmful atmosphere.
- Authorities and Miraoui's lawyer linked his killing to escalating racist violence in France, warning it reflects a stigmatising atmosphere that fuels deadly hate crimes.
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Christophe B., 53, shot Hichem Miraoui, 46, Saturday night in Puget-sur-Argens (Var). He regularly shared hate speech with Muslims and foreigners on social networks.
It was Saturday night. Christophe B., a 53-year-old man, opened fire several times on his neighbours. Hichem Miraoui, a 45-year-old man of Tunisian nationality, was killed.
A 53-year-old Frenchman shoots an immigrant in southern France and calls for violence. For the first time, the authorities classify the crime as a racist terrorist attack.
Active on Facebook, the author of the racist attack on the Var expressed constant aggression, fuelled by infox and intoxication from far-right sites and pages.
After the assassination of Hichem Miraoui in Puget-sur-Argens, the anti-terrorist prosecutor's office was seized. Christophe Belgembe, 53 years old, had for years racist comments on Facebook. "If Marine or ...
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