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Lyon. "He Fell Like a Martyr": After the Murder of an Iraqi in a Wheelchair, the Christian World Indignant

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While the investigators are still looking at several avenues, voices from the Christian world evoked the day after the murder, a religious motive. Very practical and active on social networks, Ashur Sarnaya is said to have been " stabbed because of his faith," his supporters believe.

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While the investigators are still looking at several avenues, voices from the Christian world evoked the day after the murder, a religious motive. Very practical and active on social networks, Ashur Sarnaya is said to have been " stabbed because of his faith," his supporters believe.

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The man in a wheelchair killed with a white weapon in Lyon (Rhône), Wednesday, September 10, was called Ashur Sarnaya. This 45-year-old Iraqi, in a regular situation, was a fervent Christian, sharing his faith in...

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On Wednesday, shortly before 10:30 p.m., an individual armed with a knife carried a fatal blow to the neck of Ashur Sarnaya in front of his building on Rue Sergent Michel-Berthet, in the 9th district of Lyon. The wheelchair man, who was broadcasting live on TikTok, collapsed immediately. The rescue, arrived very quickly, tried to revive him, but he was already in cardio-respiratory arrest and did not survive. Loading... 45-year-old Ashur Sarnaya…

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Ashur Sarnaya, a 45-year-old wheelchair-bound Iraqi man from the Assyrian-Chaldean community in Lyon, was murdered on Wednesday evening.

In Lyon, France, 45-year-old Ashur Sarnaya, an Iraqi Christian and member of the local Assyrian-Chaldean community, was brutally murdered with a machete on Wednesday evening. The attack occurred near his residence in the 9th arrondissement of the city as he was returning home. He was in a wheelchair and was live-streaming on TikTok at the time of the attack, where he regularly shared his Christian views and opinions. The event was reported by th…

"He was doing live streams to talk about God": Wheelchair-bound Iraqi Christian killed in Lyon. A 45-year-old man was stabbed in the neck Wednesday evening at the entrance to his apartment building in Lyon's 9th arrondissement while he was doing a live stream on TikTok to share his faith. The victim, described as vulnerable and discreet, apparently had no enemies. An investigation into voluntary manslaughter has been opened. Published on 09/11/2…

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Famille Chrétienne broke the news in on Thursday, September 11, 2025.
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