Petition to ban French right-wing TV channel clears 500,000 signatures after racist killing

France 242 November 2026, 16:53 UTCDemocratic Republic of the Congo

A petition calling for right-wing television channel CNews to be taken off-air cleared half a million signatures on Monday after a Frenchman shot and killed a French national of Congolese origin and wounded seven others. The 39-year-old shooter is believed to have been an avid watcher of CNews, which is owned by ultra-conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré and has been accused of promoting far-right anti-immigrant views.

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