France arrests 54 for defending terror; announces crackdown By LORI HINNANT, Associated Press THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STATEMENT OF NEWS VALUES AND PRINCIPLES AIM Share Jean Paul Bierlein reads the new Charlie Hebdo outside a newsstand in Nice, southeastern France, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. In an emotional act of defiance, Charlie Hebdo resurrected its irreverent and often provocative newspaper, featuring a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad on the cover that drew immediate criticism and threats of more violence. The black letters on the front page reads: All is forgiven. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau) 1 of 5 More News Video France orders crackdown on hate speech, anti-Semitism, glorifying terrorism Jan. 14, 2015 7:35 AM ET Pope travels to war-torn north Sri Lanka, urges forgiveness Jan. 14, 2015 7:21 AM ET Pope backs search for wartime truth in Sri Lanka Jan. 13, 2015 3:25 PM ET Israel buries 4 Jewish victims of Paris attack Jan. 13, 2015 5:32 AM ET UN to hold meeting Jan. 22 on growth of anti-Semitism Jan. 12, 2015 1:59 PM ET Buy AP Photo Reprints PARIS (AP) — France ordered prosecutors around the country Wednesday to crack down on hate speech, anti-Semitism and glorifying terrorism, announcing that 54 people had been arrested for those offenses since the Paris terror attacks. The order came as Charlie Hebdos defiant new issue sold out before dawn around Paris, with scuffles at kiosks over dwindling copies of the satirical newspaper fronting the Prophet Muhammad.
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