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Eight go on trial in Paris over beheading of teacher Samuel Paty

Eight go on trial in Paris over beheading of teacher Samuel Paty



History teacher stabbed and decapitated near his school in a Paris suburb in 2020 in case that shocked FranceEight people have gone on trial in Paris for their alleged role in events leading to the beheading of the history teacher Samuel Paty in 2020, in a case that horrified France and heightened fears of terrorist attacks on schools.Paty, a 47-year-old history teacher, was stabbed and then decapitated near his secondary school in the Paris suburb of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, by Abdoullakh Anzorov, a radicalised 18-year-old who arrived in France aged six with his Chechen parents and had been granted asylum. Continue reading…



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Author : Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

Publish date : 2024-11-04 11:51:15

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