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Almost half of French oppose publication of cartoons depicting Islam’s Prophet Mohammed, according to a poll Sunday, as global debate deepened on the limits of free speech in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo killings.
The Ifop poll found 42 per cent believe Mohammed cartoons seen as offensive by many Muslims should not be published. Fifty per cent said they backed “limitations on free speech online and on social networks.”
However, 57 per cent said opposition from Muslims should not prevent the cartoons being published, according to the poll, published in Le Journal du Dimanche.
The poll found overwhelming support -- 81 per cent -- for stripping French nationality from dual nationals who have committed an act of terrorism on French soil.
Sixty eight per cent favoured banning French citizens from returning to the country if “they are suspected of having gone to fight in countries or regions controlled by terrorist groups,” such as Syria.
The same percentage backed bans on people suspected of wanting to join jihadist movements from leaving France.
However, 57 per cent of respondents to the poll opposed French military intervention in countries including Libya, Syria and Yemen.
The poll was conducted last week in the wake of the slaughter at Charlie Hebdo’s office in Paris, where Islamist gunmen killed 12 people, saying they were taking revenge for repeated publication by the magazine of Prophet Mohammed caricatures.
On Saturday, five people were killed and churches were set on fire in Niger in the latest protests by Muslims against Charlie Hebdo’s decision after the massacre to print another Mohammed cartoon.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius condemned the violence in Niger while President Francois Hollande called freedom of expression “non-negotiable”.
	 
Charlie Hebdo killer Cherif Kouachi buried near Paris

Cherif Kouachi, one of the two brothers who carried out the attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine, has been buried in an unmarked grave near Paris under tight security, said the local mayor’s office.
Kouachi was buried late on Saturday at a cemetery in Gennevilliers, where he used to live, officials said.
No relatives attended the funeral and the grave was unmarked to avoid it becoming “a pilgrimage site” for Islamist militants, the official said.
“His wife did not wish to take part in the funeral. He did not have anyone. It was extremely calm,” the official added.
Cherif’s widow had asked for him to be buried alongside his older brother Said in the cemetery at Gennevilliers, about nine kilometres (5 miles) northwest of central Paris, but the local mayor Patrice Leclerc blocked the request since Said was not a resident of the area.
Leclerc said he had “no legal choice but to allow the burial of Cherif Kouachi to go ahead”.
Said was buried the previous night in the northeastern town of Reims, where he had lived for around two years.
His funeral was held under heavy police protection and with a handful of family members present, according to a well-informed source.
His wife decided not to attend the burial in order to keep it secret, said her lawyer Antoine Flasaquier.
“She is now relieved that her husband has been buried with discretion and dignity,” the lawyer said.
Under French law, relatives must request permission for a burial from the local town hall, which has to be be granted if the individual lived or died in the area, or has a family burial plot there.


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