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France becomes 2nd W. European state to hit 1mn Covid cases, as Macron warns we’ll live with the virus till next summer

Posted on October 24, 2020October 24, 2020By Editor

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in France has crossed the million mark, with President Emmanuel Macron predicting the country will have to suffer the virus until at least summer 2021. … Read More >France becomes 2nd W. European state to hit 1mn Covid cases, as Macron warns we’ll live with the virus till next summer

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Train station evacuated in Lyon after woman ‘threatens to blow everything up’

Posted on October 23, 2020October 23, 2020By Editor

French police evacuated Lyon’s Part-Dieu station and launched a major security operation on Thursday after a woman reportedly cried “Allahu akbar” and issued a bomb threat. … Read More >Train station evacuated in Lyon after woman ‘threatens to blow everything up’

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WATCH: Charlie Hebdo cartoons depicting Mohammed & other religions projected across France in tribute to slain teacher

Posted on October 23, 2020October 23, 2020By Editor

Cartoons from the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo were projected on the facades of buildings across France to mark a national day of mourning in honor of slain teacher Samuel Paty. … Read More >WATCH: Charlie Hebdo cartoons depicting Mohammed & other religions projected across France in tribute to slain teacher

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France will dissolve pro-Hamas Muslim group, as Islamist crackdown continues – Macron

Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020By Editor

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that a Hamas-linked Muslim group connected with the beheading of a teacher in Paris will be disbanded. Macron also promised to take “concrete actions” against radical Islamist terrorism. … Read More >France will dissolve pro-Hamas Muslim group, as Islamist crackdown continues – Macron

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Mosque outside Paris ordered to close amid investigation into French teacher’s beheading

Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020By Editor

Authorities in France have ordered the Grand Mosque of Pantin near Paris to close temporarily, after it shared a video railing against teacher Samuel Paty, killed in a brutal attack outside the school where he worked on Friday. … Read More >Mosque outside Paris ordered to close amid investigation into French teacher’s beheading

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‘Do you want me to stop working?’ As Paris restaurants are ordered into new curfew, angry citizens hold street protest

Posted on October 19, 2020October 19, 2020By Editor

Over a hundred protesters took to the streets of Paris to decry the new curfew introduced by President Macron to stop the spread of Covid-19. Restaurant staff complained about the restrictions as customers supported the rally. … Read More >‘Do you want me to stop working?’ As Paris restaurants are ordered into new curfew, angry citizens hold street protest

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France mourns beheaded teacher as thousands take to Paris’ streets (VIDEO)

Posted on October 19, 2020October 19, 2020By Editor

Rallies have been held across France in tribute to a history teacher beheaded in a terror attack near Paris. One of the largest gatherings was staged in the French capital, as thousands flocked to the Place de la Republique. … Read More >France mourns beheaded teacher as thousands take to Paris’ streets (VIDEO)

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‘Our children are not safe’: Parents recall horror moments after teen terrorist beheaded teacher outside French school

Posted on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020By Editor

Residents of the French suburb where history teacher Samuel Paty was brutally slain and beheaded on Friday have been shocked by the incident, with some even saying they are afraid to allow their children back to school. … Read More >‘Our children are not safe’: Parents recall horror moments after teen terrorist beheaded teacher outside French school

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Charlie Hebdo calls for rally after terrorist beheading of French teacher in alleged payback for showing students profane cartoons

Posted on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020By Editor

The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which was targeted by Islamists for publishing cartoons of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed, has called for a public rally in the wake of what is seen as a copycat killing of a schoolteacher. … Read More >Charlie Hebdo calls for rally after terrorist beheading of French teacher in alleged payback for showing students profane cartoons

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Beheaded French teacher was DOXXED online, while mosque shared parent’s complaint over ‘naked man’ caricature of Prophet Mohammed

Posted on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020By Editor

French teacher Samuel Paty, who was brutally murdered near Paris on Friday, had his private details exposed on social media last week, after a parent complained he’d shown “naked man” cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in class. … Read More >Beheaded French teacher was DOXXED online, while mosque shared parent’s complaint over ‘naked man’ caricature of Prophet Mohammed