‘Best weapon’ against terrorism is education, says French PM

(Radio France) 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.

Upon his arrival at the school this Monday, Attal spoke with pupils and teachers, to reiterate the nation’s support for them five months after the tragedy.

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