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Investigators are probing how France-based jihadist Amedy Coulibaly obtained weapons for attack that followed Charlie Hebdo massacre.

As Macron was in formal meeting with union leaders from Whirlpool plant in northern France, Le Pen popped up outside the factory itself.

Robert Ménard, mayor of Béziers, was fined 2,000 euros for inciting hatred after comments over number of Muslim children in his local schools.

Xavier Jugelé, 37, was killed with a Kalashnikov rifle while on duty on the Champs Elysées avenue last week.

The US company told Europe's top court that it was a digital service and thus not subject to a 2014 French law on taxis.

The conservative said he would not play a senior role for his party in June's Parliamentary elections but would be a 'simple party activist again'.

By distancing herself from the party founded by her father in 1972, Marine Le Pen hopes to reach out to new potential voters in second round.

The current French president said a far-right victory would endanger France and its place in the world.

Former banker had never run in an election campaign before but after topping Sunday's vote he is now favourite to win the run-off on May 7th.

Amid increased security France’s 47 million registered voters, of whom opinion polls estimate nearly a quarter are still undecided, began voting Sunday in the first round of a presidential election thriller, with the top four candidates neck and neck and when only the top-scoring two will proceed to the knockout round in two weeks time.