They film themselves shouting ‘Allah Akbar’ in the cathedral in Bordeaux, France: three teenagers arrested for glorifying terrorism

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Three teenagers aged 16 and 17 were arrested by police on Wednesday, November 5, around noon in the nave of the cathedral on Pey-Berland Square (photo) in the centre of Bordeaux. They are accused of glorifying terrorism because they filmed themselves shouting ‘Allah Akbar’.[…]The scene frightened worshippers who had come to pay their respects and alerted the national police in the area. The police arrested three of the five teenagers on the spot; the other two had already fled.Taken into police custody, the three youths are accused of glorifying terrorism. However, the police want to reassure the public. ‘This is totally stupid behaviour. There is no terrorist connection,’ says the DIPN of Gironde.

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