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French suspect in racist killing indicted for murder as act of terrorism

The murder of Hichem Miraoui has deeply shocked the village of Puget-sur-Argens where he ran a barber's shop. AFP - VIKEN KANTARCI

A Frenchman accused of shooting dead his Tunisian neighbour in a village in southern France has been formally indicted for murder as an act of terrorism, motivated by the victim’s origins.

Christophe B., the suspect in the killing of 42-year-old Hichem Miraoui, was charged with murder as an act of terrorism on Thursday and held in custody, France’s national anti-terror prosecutor’s office (PNAT) announced.

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