Suspect in fatal French mosque attack arrested in Italy

AA man suspected of killing a Muslim worshipper in a French mosque has turned himself in to police in Italy, authorities said Monday, reports FRANCE 24.

French police began searching for the suspect after the attack Friday in the former mining town of La Grande Combe in southern France. The assailant recorded the attack on his phone, and security camera footage showed him shouting insults at God, local media said.

The French interior minister’s office said Monday that the suspect had surrendered to police in Italy, without elaborating.

Local prosecutor Abdelkrim Grini said Sunday that investigators are taking into account “the possibility that this was an Islamophobic act. It’s the one we’re working on first, but it’s not the only one,” he said.

Read more of this report from FRANCE 24.