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The family of slain Muslim police officer Ahmed Merabet is urging people not to equate Muslims with extremists, following a string of deadly attacks in three days in Paris that left 20 dead and the city reeling.
In an emotional statement issued Saturday, Merabet's brother Malek asked that no one try to avenge his brother's death, and reiterated that Islam is not about "terrorism or madness."
Ahmed was killed during an attack on satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday by two men who claimed to have a connection to al-Qaeda in Yemen. They were heard screaming, “Allahu akbar!” ("God is great" in Arabic) while storming the building. Read more...
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