Writer Yasmina Khadra responded on Saturday to a recent shooting in the suburbs of Trappes and La Verrière in the Île‑de‑France region. The incident was described as a racist attack that left one person dead and several others wounded on Friday. In his reaction, Khadra identified what he called the true perpetrator of the violence. He argued that the monster responsible was not the shooter himself but a broader element he did not name in the excerpt. The writer is known for his novel “L’Attentat.” His comments were published in a French media outlet. The remarks added a moral perspective to the ongoing discussion about the tragedy.