Six French teenagers convicted over Islamic extremist’s killing of teacher

Teacher Samuel Paty was killed outside his school in 2020 after showing his class cartoons of the prophet of Islam during a debate on free expression
Six French teenagers convicted over Islamic extremist’s killing of teacher
Flowers next to a placard reading ‘I am a teacher’ in tribute to Samuel Paty (Bertrand Guay, Pool via AP)

A French juvenile court has convicted six teenagers for their roles in the beheading of a teacher by an Islamic extremist that shocked the country.

Teacher Samuel Paty was killed outside his school in 2020 after showing his class cartoons of the prophet of Islam during a debate on free expression.

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