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Terror inquiry after teacher beheaded near Paris

The victim in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine was a teacher who is said to have shown caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad to his students.

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A teacher has been beheaded in a suburb north-west of the French capital Paris, reports say, with the attacker shot dead by police, reports the BBC.

The victim in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine was a teacher who is said to have shown caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad to his students.

The anti-terrorism prosecutor has been called in to lead an investigation into the attack.

The incident occurred at about 17:00 local time (15:00 GMT) near a school.

French president Emmanuel Macron was visiting Conflans-Sainte-Honorine later on Friday evening.

Interior minister Gerald Darmanin, travelling to Morocco, is returning urgently to Paris.

Read more of this report from the BBC.