Beväpnad attack mot franska tidningen Charlie Hebdo. 12 döda (7/1)

arid Darrouf, an imam from the Paillade mosque in the southern city of Montpellier, has said it was a mistake not to invite the Front National to the big political rally in Paris on Sunday, the Guardian’s Mark Tran (@marktran) reports:

Taking part will be the ruling Socialists and the main opposition party, the UMP, led by Nicolas Sarkozy. But the Front National, which received 17.9% of the popular vote in the 2012 presidential election, has not been invited.

“It’s a mistake, we should unite everyone and not judge people by their political colours,” Darrouf said. “Everyone should participate to say no to this barbarism. Division can only feed the fanatics.”

As for those radical Muslims who have expressed support for the assailants, he said: “This is horrible. They don’t understand Islam... France is a country that has welcomed you, your parents who have fled tyranny to come and live in a free country.”