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The Guardian - UK
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Angelique Chrisafisin Paris

France opens terror case after Tunisian hairdresser shot dead in ‘racist act’

A photo of Hichem Miraoui and a call for a tribute march taped to a window
A notice at the salon where Hichem Miraoui worked advertises an anti-racist march. His alleged killer reportedly posted racist videos on social media. Photograph: Viken Kantarci/AFP/Getty Images

French prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation after a man in the south of France, who they say posted racist videos online, allegedly shot dead his Tunisian neighbour.

Hichem Miraoui, 45, a Tunisian hairdresser who lived in the village of Puget-sur-Argents, near the Mediterranean town of Fréjus, was shot five times near his home late on Saturday and died at the scene.

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