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'Best weapon' against terrorism is education, says French PM

France's Prime Minister Gabriel Attal addresses a speech during a tribute ceremony on the National Day to Honor the Victims of Terrorism, at the Citadelle d'Arras, in Arras, northern France, on 11 March, 2024. AFP - SAMEER AL-DOUMY

Prime Minister Gabriel Attal paid tribute to victims of terrorism at a ceremony in the northern French town of Arras this Monday, where a teacher, Dominique Bernard, was killed five months ago by a former pupil with a record of Islamist radicalisation.

Attal, who previously held the post of Education Minister requested that the annual ceremony commemorating victims of terrorism be held in the town of Arras, to pay tribute to French teacher Dominique Bernard, who was stabbed to death on 13 October 2023.

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