French Leader Macron Decries ‘Islamist Terrorist’ Beheading of History Teacher

French Leader Macron Decries ‘Islamist Terrorist’ Beheading of History Teacher
French President Emmanuel Macron, flanked by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, second left, speaks in front of a high school in Conflans Sainte-Honorine, on Oct.16, 2020. Abdulmonam Eassa, Pool via AP
The Associated Press
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PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron denounced what he called an “Islamist terrorist attack” against a history teacher decapitated in a Paris suburb Friday, urging the nation to stand united against extremism.

The teacher had discussed caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad with his class, authorities said. The suspected attacker was shot to death by police after Friday’s beheading.