PARIS — City officials in Reims say one of the gunmen responsible for attacks last week that killed 17 people was buried in the eastern French city over their objections, and despite concerns that the grave could become a shrine for extremists.
Said Kouachi, the elder of two brothers who together gunned down 12 people in their Jan. 7 attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo , was buried at the demand of the French government, officials in Reims said in a statement Saturday.
"Given the risk of disturbance of the peace, and in order to quickly turn the page of this tragic episode, it was decided to do the burial quickly," the city said. Read more...
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