Pakistani man held as teacher stabbed to death at French university

AFP Published December 5, 2018

Police block the access on Wednesday at the main entrance of the private Leonard-de-Vinci university in Courbevoie, northwest of Paris, where a teacher was repeatedly stabbed to death. — AFP

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A Pakistani man was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing to death a teacher outside a university in the Paris suburbs, a police source said.

The 66-year-old teacher was stabbed repeatedly in front of the private Leonard-de-Vinci university in Courbevoie, northwest of Paris.

The police source, confirming a report in the Parisien newspaper, said the suspect was a former student at the university who was born in Pakistan in 1981.

The Parisien reported that the victim was an English teacher and that he had been stabbed in the throat.

Another police source said the knife had been left at the scene.

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riz1

Dec 05, 2018 08:51pm

One more.. when does this stop, if at all?

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Assamese

Dec 05, 2018 09:03pm

Here we go again.

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Kiss_My_Axe

Dec 05, 2018 09:50pm

No extradition please. Lock him up for life there

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Ahsan Gul

Dec 05, 2018 10:12pm

Again we are in international news. Millions of us are working hard to make shine Pakistan and it’s reputations. Nothing against illiterate labor force but we should check and run some sort of security checks before we let these guys have passports.

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M A Ahmed

Dec 05, 2018 10:24pm

Tragic

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Humza ilyas

Dec 05, 2018 10:26pm

If he's believed to be an afghan national how is he pakistani?

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Pakistani

Dec 05, 2018 10:41pm

Someone born in Pakistan does not mean is a Pakistani. This is an act of an individual and needs to be taken as such

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Incognito

Dec 05, 2018 10:59pm

Whats wrong with us ??

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SHEHBAAZ

Dec 05, 2018 11:10pm

Rest in Peace Teacher...

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Dec 05, 2018 11:17pm

Not again !!!

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Adil108

Dec 05, 2018 11:39pm

One more headache

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Ali

Dec 05, 2018 11:43pm

So is he Pakistani national or French? Very strange to mention his origin but omit the cause of murder.

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Navi

Dec 06, 2018 12:04am

Horrible

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DeltaC

Dec 06, 2018 12:36am

probably Afghan origin with a Pakistani passport

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Chinpaksaddique

Dec 06, 2018 12:51am

He may not be Pakistani. Because he left Pakistan long time ago.

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jaredlee007

Dec 06, 2018 12:57am

So what if he was born in Pakistan, he was a French Citizen. Punish him under the French Law!

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Indie

Dec 06, 2018 02:58am

Has it been confirmed he was Pakistani origin , he may be Indian or Afghani , but regardless of this , he is innocent until proven guilty .

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Borsad44

Dec 06, 2018 03:43am

@Humza ilyas, There is NO mention of he being a Afghani National. Why do you make up things?

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Sal-_the_reader

Dec 06, 2018 04:25am

@Humza ilyas. Do you have any proof to support your assertion?

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Pervez

Dec 06, 2018 05:40am

@Humza ilyas, he was born in Pakistan that makes him a Pakistani

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U A Katua

Dec 06, 2018 06:07am

@Humza ilyas, where did you get the afghan connection in the article ? Grow up or be mocked at

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Dec 06, 2018 06:21am

@Hamza, millions of Afghans are holding Pakistani passports and no one cares, so if anyhting like this happens all the Pakistanis are blamed.. This is the problem with our systems and people who are leading us.

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Saurabh

Dec 06, 2018 07:05am

@Humza ilyas, where did you read "Afghani"? Pigeon closing eyes?

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Manish

Dec 06, 2018 08:03am

Media is a culprit, they are judging before investigation is over.

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Mohan

Dec 06, 2018 04:39pm

So Pakistan is also joining the elite league.

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Zak

Dec 07, 2018 02:15am

@Kiss_My_Axe, Lets first hear the reason.

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Maria enteparia onnuchoriu

Dec 07, 2018 08:28am

@Borsad44, hallucination is a mental phenomenon.

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Omar

Dec 07, 2018 08:31am

He is afghan refugee born in Pakistan and asylum seeker in Europe.

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Nair

Dec 07, 2018 08:53am

I agree that he may have an Afghani or Pakistani descent, but he was raised in France or at least not in Pakistan. European media often paints a picture of Pakistan on the lines of war torn Syria, Afghanistan etc. It impacts lives of normal and affluent Pakistanis who live there, having to face prejudices. The average Pakistani origin person living there often becomes uncomfortable when someone points at their nationality. Wonder what is the solution and when will it change.

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Shazia

Dec 07, 2018 10:38am

He is a suspect as yet......... Though born in Pakistan, where did he spent his life?

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Sattar

Dec 07, 2018 10:47am

Afghani with pakistan passport...

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