A history teacher who showed his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in class was beheaded near his school in a Paris suburb on Friday by a suspected Islamist terrorist who shouted “Allahu Akbar", police said.

Alerted by local residents, police confronted and shot dead a man armed with a kitchen knife and an air gun who refused to drop his weapons and surrender, and threatened them.

Minutes later, officers found the body of the male teacher.

A bomb disposal unit was called in to check whether the presumed assailant was wearing a suicide vest or belt.

Witnesses told police they heard the assailant shouting “Allahu Akbar” [‘God is the greatest’ in Arabic], police sources said.

The teacher had received death threats after giving a class on freedom of expression, during which he showed pupils the controversial cartoons, a police source said. The presumed killer was reported to be an 18-year-old Chechen, the sources said.


President Emmanuel Macron and several government ministers visited the scene after a crisis meeting at the interior ministry.

Speaking from the scene on Friday night, President Macron said: "One of our fellow citizens was murdered because he taught, he taught his pupils freedom of expression, to believe or not to believe. Our compatriot was the victim of a blatant Islamist terrorist attack."

He expressed his condolences to the family, friends and the secondary school where the victim taught.

Mr Macron added: "It was no coincidence that the terrorist killed a teacher because he wanted to kill the Republic and its values. The Enlightenment, (is) the possibility to make our children, wherever they come from, whatever they believe in, whether they believe or not, whatever their religion, to turn them into free citizens.

"This battle is ours and it is existential," he said. "They will not pass," said Mr Macron. "Obscurantism and the violence that goes with it will not win. They will not divide us. That's what they seek and we must stand together."

Religion of 'peace' strikes again.

The teacher did nothing wrong. The problem is that Islam breeds hate, ignorance and violence in the hearts of his adherents. UNTIL killing for Allah and Mohammed (S.A.W) becomes HARAM...these kind of wanton satanic violence will ALWAYS take place.

Rascals

Emilokoiyawon:
Religion of 'peace' strikes again.

Where's the source?

You are fighting for FTC

Of course the terrorist and his entire clan should receive the same sentence but Teacher why nah? Why would you want to again use cartoon of Muhammed....You know some of these people are not like the lukewarm Christians who would not care if Christ was mocked.....

Mohammed just visited Paris briefly....and left a proof...!

Allahu-aka-bomb......!!

Banmeallday:
Of course the terrorist and his entire clan should receive the same sentence but Teacher why nah? Why would you want to again use cartoon of Muhammed....You know some of these people are not like the lukewarm Christians who would not care if Christ was mocked.....

The teacher did nothing wrong. The problem is that Islam breeds hate, ignorance and violence in the hearts of his adherents. UNTIL killing for Allah and Mohammed (S.A.W) becomes HARAM...these kind of wanton satanic violence will ALWAYS take place.

Ifesinachi22:


Where's the source?

You are fighting for FTC

THE TELEGRAPH.

V

France is gone

Let God, who is the almighty, fight for himself. He is more than able.

Tụfịakwa to Islam
Useless religion
this is what it is
yeroba Muslims just dey fool themselves

this is the real Islam

FarahAideed:
France is gone

There are just too many radical Muslims in that country! Now they’re paying the price for being too welcoming and tolerant! They need to take lessons from China on how to handle these people!

Thats what we fighting in nigeria
Piss piss and more piss

Chechen muslim, or Yoruba muslim?
Sure they checked well?
We remember the London murder with kitchen knife just like that.

Banmeallday:
Of course the terrorist and his entire clan should receive the same sentence but Teacher why nah? Why would you want to again use cartoon of Muhammed....You know some of these people are not like the lukewarm Christians who would not care if Christ was mocked.....

Terrorist appeasers talking

You keep preaching peace but there is always war everywhere you dominate.... No wonder Slovakia no need em refugees at all...
Spread peace brothers not death..


Mother Teresa
Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.

Nothing to say

Allowing them in your country is the error.

The teacher should have draw someone else. Must you guys always inciting Muslims? It is easy to condemned Muslims or Islam but others should respect us too. Over 1.2 billion followers of ISLAM won't keep quiet.

Start drawing or making cartoon about Hindu, Buddhism, Sihk and others but leave our noble prophet PBUH out of it.

Rossinky:

Mister man calm down. You too emotional and daft. The guy you quoted is right. If every person on earth start acting as violently emotion as some of these Muslims act, human kind would be wiped off the face of the earth. Any religion that promotes violence is a false religion.

Muslims have to make up their minds if they want to live in civilized society. Freedom of expression is the most fundamental component of civilization and freedom. Anyone who is an enemy of freedom of expression is an enemy of peace and civilization.

Rossinky:

You are the brainless fool. Not the guy you quoted. The guy is very correct. Killing somebody because the did something against your religion is the height of foolishness and depravity. There is nothing wrong with an individual drawing a picture of Mohammed or Allah. The guilty person is the murderous fanatic killer.

Stop deceiving yourself because there's no freedom of expression anywhere without you respecting others belief.
Maybe you should go to India and start doing nonsense with cow and let see if the Hindus followers will allow you to see next minutes.
Stop mocking people's religious view.

GodIsBiafran:


Mister man calm down. You too emotional and daft. The guy you quoted is right. If every person on earth start acting as violently emotion as some of these Muslims act, human kind would be wiped off the face of the earth. Any religion that promotes violence is a false religion.

Muslims have to make up their minds if they want to live in civilized society. Freedom of expression is the most fundamental component of civilization and freedom. Anyone who is an enemy of freedom of expression is an enemy of peace and civilization.

If Muhammad was to be alive today, would he kill one who makes a cartoon of him even if he had the power to do it?

On the other hand, having all power, and yet living like every other normal person, forgiving and letting others live is the real idea of humanity.
This is the nature of Jesus.

Emilokoiyawon:
Religion of 'peace' strikes again.

The teacher did nothing wrong. The problem is that Islam breeds hate, ignorance and violence in the hearts of his adherents. UNTIL killing for Allah and Mohammed (S.A.W) becomes HARAM...these kind of wanton satanic violence will ALWAYS take place.

Sorry here there is freedom of expression but don't let your freedom over ride my freedom

a rustigated religion of false peace,i wonder where this muhamed of a guy got his own inspiration & teachings,for as far as am concern the Allah or God i no will never contract anyone to defend him or talkmore of sending mortal men on a beheading adventure at the slightest provocation.when exactly did Allah start recruiting earthly thugs of voilent men?....who really did this to muhamed & his fellowers!

Who is counting islam among religion?

AllOfUsAtManna:
Tụfịakwa to Islam
Useless religion
this is what it is
yeroba Muslims just dey fool themselves

this is the real Islam

Yoruba muslims thats thinking how to buy aso ebi for christmas party in ibadan. If you want him to stab someone wait till he buy the agbada and then announce party is cancelled. That will do it. A muhammed cartoon can not do the trick.