Rayan, a 15-year-old teenager, was fatally hit by a car on New Year’s Eve in Strasbourg, while returning from a family evening. The city’s Grand Mosque expressed its “immense sadness” and “deep pain” following this tragedy.
Seriously injured, Rayan died while being transferred to hospital. The driver, a 19-year-old young man who fled, turned himself in to the police on the evening of Wednesday January 1, reports France Blueindicating that the suspect “was known to the courts for being in police custody but without conviction during the riots following the death of young Nahel”. The competent public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation for “manslaughter with a hit-and-run”.
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The Great Mosque of Strasbourg did not remain indifferent to the brutal death of Rayan. In a press release, she expressed, in her name and that of the Strasbourg Muslim community, her “immense sadness” and her “deep pain” in the face of this tragedy. “We send our most sincere condolences to Rayan’s family and loved ones. In these moments of unbearable pain, we implore Allah, the Almighty, to grant Rayan His infinite mercy and bring him into His vast paradise. We also pray that his family will find the strength and patience necessary in the face of this ordeal.”
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She will add: “Justice must be done, for Rayan, for his family and for our society. This tragedy affects us deeply. It reminds us of the fragility of life and the importance of solidarity in times of difficulty. May each of us remember this tragic loss and ensure we cultivate kindness and responsibility in our actions.”
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