Paris to Tighten Control over "Muslim Brotherhood" Associations

The brutal beheading of a history teacher in Paris has opened the file of extremist organizations, foremost of which the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, amid expectations that their affiliated associations would be dissolved.

French President Emmanuel Macron presided over a defense council meeting on Sunday to discuss counter-terrorism file. Macron called for urgent measures to combat this threat.

According to BFMTV, starting Monday, checks will be conducted of the authors of 80 posts on social media that express support for the attacker.

The French authorities also decided to tighten control over the activities of associations suspected of spreading "extremist Islamic propaganda".

On Friday night, a history teacher, later identified as Samuel Paty, 47, was attacked and decapitated by an 18-year-old refugee of Chechen origin. The attack came after Paty showed a caricature of the Islamic prophet Muhammad to his students at a school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, northwest of Paris.

The killer, identified as Abdullakh Anzorov, was shot dead by French police shortly after the attack.

According to French media reports, 11 people, including four members of the attacker’s family, have been detained as part of the ongoing investigation.