PARIS: Two French soldiers were killed after their armored vehicle was hit by an explosive device in Mali, the French president’s office said on Wednesday. Another soldier was injured as a result of the explosion.
France has deployed around 4,000 French troops in the West Africa’s Sahel region as part of Operation Barkhane aimed at tackling Islamist militants in the region. (Reuters)
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Two French soldiers killed in Mali attack
Two French soldiers killed in Mali attack
Macron urges ‘electoral bans’ for officials guilty of antisemitism or racism
- French president: ‘Government and parliament will work to strengthen the penalties for antisemitic and racist acts’
PARIS: France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said he wanted “mandatory electoral bans” for officials guilty of “antisemitic, racist, and discriminatory acts and remarks.”
“Government and parliament will work to strengthen the penalties for antisemitic and racist acts,” he said during a commemoration speech for a young French Jewish man abducted and tortured to death in 2006, without elaborating.
“Government and parliament will work to strengthen the penalties for antisemitic and racist acts,” he said during a commemoration speech for a young French Jewish man abducted and tortured to death in 2006, without elaborating.
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