Muslim backlash and protests against France’s stance after deadly knife attack
Muslim protesters march in Bangladesh and the Malaysian prime minister says Muslims have a right to be angry and kill ‘millions of French people’
30 October 2020 - 12:50
Singapore — Tens of thousands of Muslims protested in Bangladesh on Friday after killings by a Tunisian migrant in a French church prompted a vow by French President Emmanuel Macron to hold his ground against attacks on his country’s values and freedom of belief.
France, home to Europe’s largest Muslim community, is engaged in a war against Islamist ideology and more militant attacks are likely, French interior minister Gérald Damarnin warned...
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