France's Macron backs Muhammad cartoon projected on government building, in defiance of Islamic world

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Published by: INDEPENDENT on 23 Oct 2020
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Projection of controversial cartoons took place during national day of mourning for murdered teacher Samuel Paty Removed from bookmarks I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad were projected onto

government buildings in France as part of a tribute to history teacher Samuel Paty, who was murdered by an Islamist terrorist last week.

The controversial depictions from the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo were displayed onto town halls in Montpellier and Toulouse for several hours on Wednesday evening, following an official memorial attended by Paty’s family and President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

Paty was beheaded while walking home on Friday evening, just days after he showed Charlie Hebdo’s caricatures of Mohammad to pupils in a class about freedom of expression.

In a tribute to the slain teacher, Macron described him as a “quiet hero” who “embodied” the values of [...]

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