In France, actions against Muslim terrorism will be ‘ramped up’ after the murder of history teacher Samuel Paty. French President Emmanuel Macron promised that on Tuesday.
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He also announced the dissolution of the pro-Palestinian collective Cheikh Yassine that was “directly involved” in the attack. That collective was named after the founder of Hamas. “Extremists should not be able to sleep peacefully in our country,” Macron said on Sunday. “The fear will switch sides.”
Paty was beheaded in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines) by an 18-year-old Chechen on Friday after showing Mohammed cartoons in class. The perpetrator was shot by the police.
Minute of silence
The founder of the Cheikh Yassine collective, Abdelhakim Sefrioui, is currently in jail for the investigation into the murder. Among other things, he posted a video on Youtube in which Paty was lashed out. The authorities also want to have the mosque closed temporarily, which spread an angry video about the teacher via Facebook.
Macron will attend a ceremony at Sorbonne University this week with the relatives of Paty. Parliament had been silent for a minute for the dead teacher on Tuesday and in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine thousands of people gathered for a silent march in the evening.
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