French President Francois Hollande same on Sat that anti-Charlie Hebdo protesters in different countries don't perceive France's attachment to freedom of speech.
He was speaking every day once the satiric weekly's publication of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad(s) sparked violent clashes, together with deaths, in some Muslim countries.
"We've supported these countries within the fight against coercion," Hollande same throughout a visit to the southern town of mesh, historically his political fiefdom.
Speaks a day after the satirical publication of a cartoon of Mohammad sparked violent clashes, including deaths, in some Muslim countries.
Demand has surged for Charlie Hebdo's 1st issue since 2 militant gunmen burst into its weekly editorial conference and shot dead twelve individuals at the beginning of 3 days of violence that shocked France.
The magazine's distributors same that its run had been raised to seven million copies, dwarfing its usual circulation of solely 60,000.
A cartoon images of Mohammad(s) on its front page indignant several within the Muslim world, triggering demonstrations that turned violent in Algeria, Niger and Asian nation on Friday.
"We've supported these countries within the fight against coercion," Hollande same throughout a visit to the southern town of mesh, historically his political fiefdom.
Source: Reuters.
University students hold placards du rtoon of the Prophet
Mohammad as the cover of its first edition since an attack by Islamist ring a
demonstration against satirical French weekly Charlie Hebdo, which featured a
ca gunman, in Somalia's
capital Mogadishu,
January 17, 2015.
Pakistani activists from
Tanzeem-e-Islami gather during a protest against the printing of satirical
sketches of the Prophet Muhammad by French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Karachi on January 17,
2015. Photo by AFP
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