The Catholic church man went to the Trescol district at the start of the evening on Saturday May 3. “We ensure the family of Aboubakar and the Muslim community of the Grand-Combe of our solidarity and our prayer,” said the bishop of Nîmes, Uzès and Alès.
In the early evening of Saturday, May 3, eight days after the murder of Aboubakar Cissé committed in the mosque of the Grandcombian district of Trescol, Mgr Nicolas Brouwet, bishop of Nîmes, Uzès and Alès, went to the scene of the drama, in the company, among others, of brother Jean, of the Orthodox monastery that is the Sainte-Foy skite.
“Dread” of Catholics “before this gesture of rare violence”
By way of a press release, the church man indicates that this sad event “We deeply shocked. Especially since he was committed in a place of worship when the victim was in prayer. The Catholics of Gard join me to express their dread in front of this gesture of rare violence. We ensure the family of Aboubakar and the Muslim community of the Grand-Combe of our solidarity and our prayer.”
Bishop Gardois adds, in particular: “We also want to express our pain and proximity to the inhabitants of the town and its elected officials.”
