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Indian police book former minister for defending attack on French magazine

Xinhua, January 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

Indian police have reportedly booked a former minister of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly defending the terror attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hedbo.

The former minister, Yakub Quraishi, currently a leader of the state's main opposition Bahujan Samajwadi Party, has been booked on charges of intention to incite communal tensions, a senior police officer told The Hindu newspaper.

"We filed the case on the complaint of a inspector. Action will be taken only after further investigation," Omkar Singh, senior superintendent of police, was quoted as saying.

The attack on the French magazine by three suspected gunmen on Wednesday claimed the lives of 12 people. Endi