France’s Macron attends funeral of teacher killed in knife attack

Reuters :
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday attended the funeral of Dominique Bernard, a 57-year old teacher who was stabbed to death at his school in a suspected Islamist attack six days ago in the northern city of Arras.

Macron and his wife Brigitte, a former teacher, spoke with Bernard’s family ahead of the ceremony at the Saint Vaast Cathedral in Arras, which was also attended by Bernard’s colleagues and students each carrying a white rose.

A large crowd outside watched the ceremony on a big screen on the Place des Héros at the foot of the city’s belfry, standing silently in the rain.