The Iranian Foreign Ministry is criticizing the French police’s aggressive crackdown on peaceful protests across the Parisian capital, followed by an earlier armed attack in the city.<\/P>
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The Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson, Nasser Kanaani, remarked on the matter in a statement on Saturday in which he condemned the violent and racist attacks against the protesters which killed people in Paris.<\/P>
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“The Islamic Republic is greatly concerned about the risk to lives of people, especially Muslims, minorities, and migrants,” Kanaani said.<\/P>
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A French prosecutor told reporters at the scene of the shooting: \u201cThere are three dead, one person in intensive care and two people with serious injuries, and the suspect, who was arrested, has also been injured, notably to the face.”<\/P>
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Kanaani went on to urge French law enforcement forces to exercise self-restraint in dealing with the protesters who were demonstrating peacefully, with the minister also offering condolences to the Kurdish victims’ families.<\/P>
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“Impartial investigations into the Paris incident could shed light on its various aspects,” he said.<\/P>
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He accused the French government of its usual behavior of adopting discriminatory policies towards minorities and migrants. Between November 2018 and January 2019, a minimum of 12 people were killed during the French security forces’ crackdown on the Yellow Vest protests, who were protesting against living and economic conditions.<\/P>
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FRENCH NATIONALS CONFESS TO UNREST IN IRAN<\/P>
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Iran released a video on October 6 of two French citizens, Cecile Kohler and Jacque Paris, arrested for espionage in Tehran. The two are unionists with France’s National Federation of Education, Culture, and Vocational Training.<\/P>
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In the clips, Kohler confessed to being an \u201cintelligence and operation agent of French foreign security service.\u201d The two French nationals infiltrated into Iran as tourists on April 28 but turned out to be spies for Western intelligence agencies.<\/P>
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According to the Iranian Intelligence Ministry, the duo attempted to foment instability and social disorder earlier in June when some teachers took to the streets in peaceful protests to demand fair wages and better working conditions.<\/P>
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FRANCE’S INTERFERENCE IN IRANIAN AFFAIRS<\/P>
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Paris has intervened in Iranian affairs during the protests which shook the country’s internal stability. In mid-November, the media’s head of instability Masih Alinejad met with French PresidentEmmanuel Macron. — Al-Mayadeen<\/P>
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Source: National News Agency – Lebanon<\/P>
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