About three thousand people gathered on Saturday evening in the Beziers neighborhood of Nîmes, France, for a silent march in honor of the Moroccan child Salah Eddine, aged eight, who died in a tragic hit-and-run that shocked the local community.
The march began at Paul Langevin School, where he studied, and proceeded to the accident site on “Avenue des Arts,” the place where he lost his life. There, participants observed a minute of silence, followed by the recitation of Al-Fatiha in prayer for his soul, in a scene filled with sadness and solidarity.
Relatives of the victim and educational staff recalled the late child’s qualities, emphasizing that he was beloved among his peers, cheerful, and passionate about football. This aspect of his personality was strongly represented during the march, as his friends from the Espérance Sportive club participated, holding banners displaying his image.
The participants wore white shirts printed with Salah Eddine’s picture, sending a clear message of solidarity to his family, which is still grappling with the shock of this tragedy. The child’s body is expected to be repatriated to Morocco for burial in his family’s hometown, fulfilling their wishes, with a religious mourning ceremony scheduled for next Tuesday at the Southern Zoub Mosque.
