Hundreds Attend Funeral French Muslim police guard "Charlie Hebdo"

Hundreds Attend Funeral French Muslim police guard "Charlie Hebdo"

Hundreds of people attended the funeral of the French Muslim police officer who was killed in an attack on offices of the French satirical tabloid "Charlie Hebdo" in Paris last week.

French people carrying the coffin of the Muslim police Ahmed Merabet, having previously dishalatkan in Bobigny Mosque, eastern France, Tuesday (13/1).

French people carrying the coffin of the Muslim police Ahmed Merabet, having previously dishalatkan in Bobigny Mosque, eastern France, Tuesday (13/1).

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Police and members of the Muslim community packed the cemetery in Bobigny - Paris, where Ahmed Merabet buried. The audience applauded when police and residents alternately digging graves on a gray and windy day.

Fred Bove beard is a devout Muslim. He often exercising with Ahmed. Bove said, that his colleague, the police killed the good heart and love to smile. Ahmed's death shocked him, especially the manner of his death.

Merabet Ahmed is one of three policemen killed by jihadists in the attack that killed 17 people last week. A video widely circulated on the internet showing how Ahmed was shot in front of the head office of the tabloid "Charlie Hebdo".

The first edition of "Charlie Hebdo" after the attack was published on Wednesday (14/1). Once again on the cover page of the satirical tabloid featuring caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad who was crying and holding signs reading "Je suis Charlie". or I'm Charlie.

Lobe Robe accountant who attended the burial ceremony to show solidarity as Muslims, have not seen the latest edition of the tabloid. But he supports freedom of speech.

"Are we Muslims, Jews, Christians or atheists, we must stand up as a nation and show that anyone can not separate us from each other," said Lobe.

Older brother Ahmed Merabet condemned the attackers and extremists, saying Islam is a religion of compassion. Together with the slogan "Je suis Charlie", many French people also put a message on Twitter solidarity "Je suis Ahmed" or "I am Ahmed".

But in recent days the authorities have handled dozens of attacks and threats against mosques and other Muslim symbols. Abdellah Zekri - Head Against Islamaphobia Observatory said.

Zekri says is now peaking hatred and racist anti-Muslim in France. "We Muslims demonstrated against the terrorists" - he said, "but there are still people who judge all Muslims are terrorists and criminals".

Muslim Abdel Fatah Ahmed Merabet funerals with his friends say, he was not attacked but people look at her with a strange attitude lately. Women who wear the hijab are afraid to leave the house, he said.

Fatah said that Muslims like he just wants to live safely, work, and go to the mosque. (VOA)