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Strasbourg shooting: Yellow Vest Facebook groups submerged by conspiracy theories
IN THE PAPERS - Wednesday, December 12: We look at reactions in the French papers to Tuesday night's attack at a Strasbourg Christmas market in which several people were killed. We take a look at what we know so far about the suspect, reactions from French and European politicians, and at some of the conspiracy theories that are circulating online following the shooting.
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