That reports the French news agency AFP. Last night a man was killed on the street in Conflans Sainte Honorine, a suburb of Paris. It was said to be a history teacher who showed cartoons of the prophet Mohammed during a lesson on freedom of speech.
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The perpetrator of the beheading, according to French media, is an 18-year-old Chechen, who was born in the Russian capital Moscow. Armed with a knife and air gun, he was killed by police shortly after his act.
Last night and last night, the police arrested a total of nine people. It would be family members of the perpetrator and the parents of a student at the school where the victim worked. It is unknown whether they have anything to do with the attack.
Macron: This was an act of terrorism
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke of an “Islamic terrorist attack.” He paid a visit to the site of the murder and spoke to colleagues of the deceased teacher.
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Macron called on the French to ‘stand up together against extremism’. “One of our countrymen was murdered because he taught children the freedom of expression, the freedom to believe or not.”
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