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French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that he understood Muslims’ feelings about the cartoons.
He stressed that the cartoons are not a government project, but rather emanate from free and independent newspapers that are not affiliated with the government.
In an interview with Al-Jazeera, he said that there are people who distort Islam and on behalf of this religion claim to defend it, adding: “What is practiced in the name of Islam is a scourge for Muslims in the world and more than 80 % of the victims of terrorism are Muslims. “
“I think the reactions were due to lies and misrepresentations, and because people understood that I support these cartoons,” he said.
Security around French embassies: On the other hand, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said instructions will be given to French ambassadors abroad to intensify security measures at their embassies and for French citizens abroad.
In turn, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday that 120 more policemen would be dispatched to the French city of Nice, where a knife attack took place on Thursday, killing three people.
The two ministers’ speech came after President Emmanuel Macron chaired a meeting of the defense working group. The French Interior Minister expected France to witness more terrorist attacks in the next period.
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