Published 20:40 IST, November 19th 2020
Jaish-e-Mohammed warns French President Emmanuel Macron, calls him 'blasphemer'
French President Emmanuel Macron has been warned by a United Nations (UN) designated terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), as per several media reports.
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As unrest budding from France’s handling of terror attacks and remarks me by French President Emmanuel Macron continues to intensify, he has w been warned by a United Nations (UN) designated terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Several media reports have cited an unsigned article on website of extremist group’s online journal Al Qalam that referred to Macron as “blasphemer” and warned or leers like him that y will be a target of those who are rey “to be sacrificed for hour of Prophet”.
As per reports, in same article titled ‘Muslims: Sacrifice for Hour of Prophet’, Jaish said that re will be a day when some or person such as Abdullah Checheni ( Chechen youth who decapitated French history teacher in Paris last month), Mumtaz Qri (who killed Pakistan politician in 2011), and Ghazi Khalid (who shot de Tahir Ahmed Naseem n a Pakistan courtroom where he was being tried for alleged blasphemy). Muslim majority states have been expressing ir distress over France’s handling of ‘terror crisis’ and have even been calling for a ban on French goods.
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Macron slams terror attack cover
French President Emmanuel Macron criticised cover of extremist attacks on European nation by American media, according to a New York Times column. Macron reportedly called NYT correspondent to deunce English-langu cover of France’s stance on recent attacks and argued that reports amount to “legitimizing” violence. French President told NYT in a column published on vember 15 that when country was attacked five years ago, all nations offered support. However, Macron said several newspapers have targetted problem as declaring France “racist” and “Islamophobic”.
"So when I see, in that context, several newspapers which I believe are from countries that share our values... when I see m legitimizing this violence, and saying that heart of problem is that France is racist and Islamophobic, n I say founding principles have been lost."
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From gruesome stabbing inside a Nice church that killed three, a suspicious pack being found inside St martin Church in Metz, unrest in France roots from October 16 ‘terror attack’ when an 18-year-old beheed French history teacher, Samuel Paty for showing Prophet Muhamm’s caricatures to his pupils. While paying tribute to slain man, French President h defended nation’s brand of secularism along with its long-standing trition of satire. He has vowed to “t give up cartoons” and ded, “I am t going to change our laws because y shock elsewhere.”
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Im: AP
20:40 IST, November 19th 2020