French Teacher Killings: Unveiling the Connection with Middle East Conflict

2023-10-15 12:09:08

Three years after the beheading of Samuel Paty, another teacher was killed by an Islamist in France. This time, however, the government sees a direct connection with the conflict in the Middle East.

France is on alert: police officers patrol around a shopping center in Paris.

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On Monday, French schools should pay tribute to history teacher Samuel Paty, perhaps with a minute’s silence. A young Chechen beheaded him with a knife on October 16, 2020, northwest of Paris. He had been bothered by the fact that Paty had shown cartoons of Mohammed in class.

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