AFP:
Avignon (France) (AFP) - A Moroccan man was stabbed to death in his own home in southern France in what a Muslim group called a "horrible Islamophobic" attack the week after France was rocked by the Charlie Hebdo killings.
The 28-year-old attacker forced the front door of his neighbours' house in the picturesque village of Beaucet near Avignon just after midnight on Wednesday shouting "I am your god, I am your Islam" before repeatedly stabbing Mohamed El Makouli, the National Observatory Against Islamophobia said Friday.
The 47-year-old man was disarmed but later returned with another knife and attacked the father-of-one again, this time killing him.
His 31-year-old partner tried to save him, and suffered wounds to her hands, before fleeing with their young child to call the police, officials said.
An autopsy showed El Makouli had been stabbed 17 times.
Prosecutors in Avignon confirmed that a man had been charged on Thursday with "murder, attempted murder and possession of drugs", before being committed to a psychiatric hospital in nearby Montfavet.
"The Islamophobic aspect will be investigated when we interview this boy who claims to have heard voices," a spokesman added.
Observatory president Abdallah Zekri condemned the attack "as a horrible Islamophobic attack" and claimed that the victim's partner was very clear about what the man shouted.
"She is sure of what he (the attacker) said," he told AFP. The regional Muslim council said that while it was waiting for "the conclusions of the enquiry", it feared the climate of suspicion and hostility after last week's Paris terror attacks were having an effect on "the most fragile of our fellow citizens".
Justice Minister Christiane Taubira said Friday the government was going to stiffen laws against racism and anti-Semitism, and wants to give the authorities powers to block Internet hate sites "as already happens with ones that carry child pornography".I'm not at all surprised that there are people in France who want to kill Muslims.
But color me "highly doubtful" that this is an anti-Jihadist attack.
My guess is the attacker is nominally Muslim himself.
You got any guesses as to what is going on here?
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Not enough information but it certainly doesn't wash that the dead muslim's 31 year old 'partner'/alleged 'witness' "suffered wounds to her hands" yet managed to flee "with their young child to call police" AFTER the SECOND attack on the now deceased muslim. This smells of a possible hired hit. Release the identity of the 28 year old alleged attacker so a proper background check can possibly reveal the backstory.
Was the 31 year old female accuser employed? Did she want to leave her relationship without losing her head or life from a reluctant muslim 'partner'? Is there an existing open file with a local Sharia court where she sought 'guidance' on an abusive partner?
PS...it's not clear - is the female 'partner' muslim? If she is, then why was she spared the wrath of this violent 'islamophobe'?
For some unknown reason, this additional fact did not post...
Take a look at Bryan Tayefeh's LinkedIn page which states he is an Assistant Director at Isis Pharmaceuticals
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That's a real company. Just a coincidence that the name is Isis.
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