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Muslim group sues Facebook, YouTube after Christchurch attack video

Mohamed Moussaoui, President of the French Council of the Muslim Faith, at the Grande Mosquee de Paris on March 22, 2019, during a ceremony for victims of the twin mosques massacres at Hagley Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. [Photo, AFP]

The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) said Monday it was suing internet giants Facebook and YouTube for allowing the public broadcast of a live video by the man who carried out the New Zealand mosque massacre this month.

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