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France checking authenticity of bin Laden tape
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October 28, 2010, Thursday
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THE French defense minister says officials are still checking the authenticity of a purported tape of Osama bin Laden threatening France, but it's possible it's the real thing.
The voice in the audio tape threatens to kill French citizens to avenge their country's support for the war in Afghanistan and for a new law that will ban burqa-like Muslim veils. The audiotape was obtained by television station Al-Jazeera.
French Defense Minister Herve Morin says it's still too early to say for certain whether the voice is bin Laden's. "It's not impossible," he told RTL radio today.
There are about 4,000 French troops deployed in and near Afghanistan. France has passed a law that will ban the wearing of face-covering burqa-style Muslim veils in public starting in April.
The voice in the audio tape threatens to kill French citizens to avenge their country's support for the war in Afghanistan and for a new law that will ban burqa-like Muslim veils. The audiotape was obtained by television station Al-Jazeera.
French Defense Minister Herve Morin says it's still too early to say for certain whether the voice is bin Laden's. "It's not impossible," he told RTL radio today.
There are about 4,000 French troops deployed in and near Afghanistan. France has passed a law that will ban the wearing of face-covering burqa-style Muslim veils in public starting in April.
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