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People arrive at the Savigny-sur-Orge mosque, during the funeral of Shemseddine, a 15-year-old French teenager beaten to death after school in Viry-Chatillon, south of Paris. Mats and sheets are held up as the hearse arrives in strict privacy at the request of the family. IMAGES
Flowers and candles are laid outside the secondary school in Viry-Chatillon, south of Paris. where 15-year-old French schoolboy Shemseddine was beaten up to death on Friday over a dispute involving the sister of two of his attackers. Four young people have been charged with murder over the killing that has heightened concern about violence in French schools. IMAGES
Images from the "Les Sablons" school where a 15-year-old teenager was beaten up by several people on Thursday afternoon as he left his secondary school in Viry-Chatillon, south of Paris, and has since been hospitalised with a life-threatening condition. IMAGES
The trial of a divisional commander who ordered the attack that injured the septuagenarian activist Genevieve Legay during a "yellow vest" demonstration in the southeastern French city of Nice in March 2019 begins at the Lyon Criminal Court. IMAGES
US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin says that the US would "evaluate any future steps that would prioritise both our democratic and our security goals" referring to the situation in Niger in a speech made in Nairobi. The comments comes a day after French President Emmanuel Macron announced the withdrawal of French troops and diplomats from the country. "We really want to see a diplomatic solution evolve" says Austin. SOUNDBITE
Several thousand demonstrators gather in Paris to protest against 'systemic racism' and 'police brutality', while around 30,000 people are expected in several French cities. The demonstrations have been led for over a month by the radical left and other organisations, and are being closely monitored by a large security force. IMAGES
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