"charlie-hebdo"

At the time of the attack, there were protests in many Muslim countries and calls online for violence targeting France and the satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

Several suspected Islamist radicals have been arrested in dozens of raids since Paty's murder, and about 50 organisations with alleged links to such individuals have been earmarked for closure by the government.

"He was killed because Islamists want our future."

"Police had arrived at the scene after receiving a call about a suspicious individual loitering near the school."