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REPLAY - French govt defends anti-extremism bill as 'law of freedom'

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REPLAY. French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Wednesday defended draft legislation aimed at clamping down on radical Islamism as a "law of freedom" after a torrent of criticism from Muslim countries and expressions of concern from the US. "This bill is not a text aimed against religions or against the Muslim religion in particular," he told reporters after the cabinet approved a text to present to parliament. "It is the reverse -- it is a law of freedom, it is a law of protection, it is a law of emancipation against religious fundamentalism."

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