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Major news items in leading French newspapers

Xinhua, April 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

The following are the major news items in leading French newspapers on Monday.

LE MONDE

-- In a video posted on Sunday on social media, Islamic State showed the execution of at least 28 people. The victims were referred to as "followers of the cross belonging to the hostile Ethiopian Church".

LES ECHOS

-- A shipwreck killed more than 700 African migrants this weekend. On Monday, the foreign ministers of the European Union are meeting urgently in Luxembourg to discuss the supports that the EU could provide to Libya.

LE FIGARO

-- French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve meets major Internet operators on Monday in order to reach an "agreement" about the websites which are accused of advocating terrorism. Enditem