France: Teen Terrorist Beheaded History Teacher for Showing Cartoons of Mohammed to Class
Samuel Paty, a teacher in a suburb of Paris, was stabbed and decapitated last week after showing cartoons of Islamic prophet Mohammed during a lesson about freedom of expression. Police say that Paty was murdered by Abdoulakh Anzorov, an 18-year old ethnic Chechen born in Moscow who was shot to death by police after a chase. Paty showed his class cartoons that were reportedly the notorious caricatures published by French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which itself was targeted in another terror attack back in 2015, during which 12 people were killed. A leader in a Paris mosque circulated a video condemning Paty that also revealed his address; French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, described sharing the video, viewed by 60,000 people, as a “Fatwa.” Eleven people have been arrested in the case, including the attacker’s parents, and the parent who launched a campaign against the teacher on social media, and some of his acquaintances.
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.
Central Paris was flooded with people as thousands gathered at the Place de la Republique to pay homage to Samuel Paty, a teacher from the neighboring town of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, who was killed earlier this week after showing cartoons of Islamic prophet Mohammed during a lesson.
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