8 Jailed in France for Assisting Extremist Who Murdered Teacher Samuel Paty

Abdoullakh Anzorov, 18, was shot dead by police after he beheaded the history teacher outside a school in Paris in October 2020.
8 Jailed in France for Assisting Extremist Who Murdered Teacher Samuel Paty
People hold a photo of murdered history teacher Samuel Paty, during a memorial march in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, northwest of Paris, France, on Oct. 20, 2020. Lewis Joly/AP
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Eight people have been sentenced to terms ranging from one to 16 years for assisting the Islamist extremist who murdered teacher Samuel Paty outside his school in Paris four years ago.

Paty was killed and beheaded, on Oct. 16, 2020, 11 days after showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a classroom debate about free expression.

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