Calls for the rally are multiplying in tribute to the professor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine Samuel Paty, beheaded Friday, October 16 to see caricatures of Muhammad shown to his students as part of a course on freedom of expression.
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The mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Laurent Brosse, told AFP that imams will gather this Monday, October 19 afternoon at 3:00 p.m. in front of the college of Bois-d'Aulne where Samuel Paty taught history and geography .
He also announced on Twitter that a white march will be organized on Tuesday, October 20 at 6.30 p.m. from the establishment.
The procession will take the direction of the Place de la Liberté, he said.
This weekend, tens of thousands of people gathered across France in tribute to the murdered teacher.
Teachers, elected officials and anonymous took turns respecting a minute of silence and sung the Marseillaise, before the national tribute which will be paid on Wednesday.
The department of Yvelines has proposed an additional gesture so that "
no one ever forgets this tragedy
" indicated the president of the department, Pierre Bedier, to Yvelines Info on Sunday.
"
We propose that the college of Bois-d'Aulne take the name of Samuel Paty
" he declared.
At the same time, the government hopes to respond to the concerns of a severely shaken educational community by strengthening the security of schools at the start of the school year after the autumn holidays.
