France teacher attack: Police raid homes of suspected Islamic radicals
French police have raided the homes of dozens of suspected Islamic radicals following the beheading of a teacher who showed controversial cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to his pupils.
Some of those being questioned are believed to have posted messages of support for the killer of Samuel Paty.
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The government also said it was investigating 51 French Muslim associations.
Police shot dead Mr Paty's suspected killer on Friday in a Paris suburb.
On Monday, Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin said some of the Muslim associations would be shut down. He said the operations sent a message that there was "no respite for enemies of the republic", and that they were expected to continue all week.
Meanwhile, around 80 people would be interviewed by police, Mr Darmanin added.
Some are believed to have posted messages in support of Mr Paty's killer while others are from associations - such as the Collective Against Islamophobia - that the government believes propagate a permanent message of defiance to the French state.
On its website, the collective describes itself as a "human rights organisation whose mission is to combat Islamophobia" that partners with the United Nations among other institutions.
Mr Paty was murdered in the Paris suburb Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. An 18-year-old born in Moscow of Chechen origin was shot dead by police on Friday.
