Irish rap group Kneecap, one of whose members faces a British terror charge for allegedly supporting Hezbollah, are to perform outside Paris on Sunday, despite objections from French Jewish groups and government officials.
The local authorities have also withdrawn their subsidies for the music festival where the trio will play -- the annual Rock en Seine festival, held in the Paris suburb of Saint-Cloud -- after organisers kept the controversial band on the programme for their slot from 1630 GMT.
