6 French Teenagers Convicted in Connection With 2020 Beheading of Teacher Paty

6 French Teenagers Convicted in Connection With 2020 Beheading of Teacher Paty
A commemorative plaque for slain teacher Samuel Paty near the Bois d'Aulne school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, outside Paris on Oct. 16, 2023. Bertrand Guay/Pool via Reuters
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PARIS—A French court on Friday convicted six teenagers in connection with the 2020 beheading of history teacher Samuel Paty, whose murder shocked the country.

The teacher had shown his pupils caricatures of Islam founder Mohammad in a class on freedom of expression, angering some Muslim parents.