Attacker who killed man in French mosque still at large, say police

A man suspected of killing a Muslim worshiper in a mosque in the south of France is still on the run today, authorities say, in an incident described by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou as “Islamophobic.”

Both men were alone in the mosque in the former mining town of La Grand Combe on Friday when the victim was fatally stabbed. The assailant reportedly recorded the attack on his phone, and security camera footage showed him shouting insults at “Allah,” which means God in Arabic, local media said.

The Grand Mosque of Paris condemned the attack in a statement and said the victim had just finished cleaning the mosque when he was killed.

It called on authorities to quickly shed light on the reasons behind the attack, asking judicial authorities to say whether it is being treated as a “terrorist” act and to note its “scale and seriousness… for the safety of all.”

Bayrou denounced the act of “Islamophobic ignominy displayed on video.”