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Macron Condemns Hate After Stabbing of Malian Man

4/28/2025

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French President Emmanuel Macron passionately denounced racism and hate after the tragic stabbing of Aboubakar Cisse, a young Malian man, in a La Grand-Combe mosque. As the search for the Bosnian-origin attacker continues, nearly 1,000 mourners marched in Cisse's memory, with a protest against Islamophobia set to take place in Paris.

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French President Emmanuel Macron passionately denounced racism and hate after the tragic stabbing of Aboubakar Cisse, a young Malian man, in a La Grand-Combe mosque. As the search for the Bosnian-origin attacker continues, nearly 1,000 mourners marched in Cisse's memory, with a protest against Islamophobia set to take place in Paris.