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French Education Minister Calls Killing of Teacher Attack Against France

MOSCOW, Oct 16 (Sputnik) The beheading of a history teacher near Paris on Friday is an attack against France, Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said.
Earlier in the day, media reported that a man was decapitated in the Conflans-Sainte-Honorine commune north of Paris. A suspect was later killed by the French police, and the counter-terrorism department of the prosecutor's office is investigating the incident. The victim reportedly taught freedom of speech and showed cartoons depicting Islamic prophet Muhammad to his students.
"Tonight the [French] republic was attacked with the heinous murder of one of its servants, a teacher. Tonight I think about him, about his family. Our unity and solidarity are the only answers to the cruelty of Islamic terrorism. We will fight back," Blanquer tweeted.
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