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    Killer of French teacher had 'contact' with Syrian jihadist

    The investigation into the murder of a French teacher for showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in class turned to Syria on Thursday, where the killer was in contact with a Russian-speaking jihadist, AFP reports.

    Seven people have been charged with being complicit in a "terrorist murder" after 18-year-old Chechen Abdullakh Anzorov beheaded Samuel Paty on the outskirts of Paris last Friday, including two teenagers who helped the killer identify his victim.

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