It has been a bloody April in France. Last week a 13-year-old girl of Algerian origin was beaten unconscious, allegedly by her classmates, for dressing ‘like a European’.
Two days later a 15-year-old boy, Shamseddine, was beaten to death by a group of youths in what the police believe was an ‘honour killing’. The victim and a girl in his class had reportedly exchanged text messages; these messages came to the attention of the girl’s elder brothers, who allegedly attacked Shamseddine to salvage the family’s ‘reputation’.
The objective of the Pact is to better manage migrants once they have reached Europe
On Wednesday evening a man was stabbed to death and another seriously wounded in Bordeaux. According to reports this morning, the victims and attacker were of North African origin, with the attacker, dressed in a djellaba, reportedly enraged by the sight of two his compatriots drinking alcohol to celebrate the end of Ramadan.
Politically, no one is benefiting more from the violence sweeping France than Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally, and the party’s principal candidate in June’s European Elections.
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