NNA - French President Emmanuel Macron affirmed that "racism and hatred based on religion have no place in France," following the stabbing death of a worshipper at a mosque on Friday by a man who filmed him dying, according to Agence France-Presse.

The French president stressed via Twitter that "freedom of worship is inviolable," expressing the "nation's support" for the victim's family and "our Muslim compatriots."

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