The trial of eight people in Paris on terrorism charges started on Monday over the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty.

Eight people are going on trial in Paris accused of terrorism charges over the beheading of a teacher four years ago. Samuel Paty, 47, was murdered by an Islamic extremist near his school on 16 October 2020 in an attack that shocked France.

Eight people who allegedly helped the perpetrator in the brutal murder of history teacher Samuel Paty are set to stand trial in a Paris court on Monday, four years after the incident. The crime, classified as an Islamist-motivated terrorist act,