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People Rejoicing at Strasbourg Attack to Be Arrested Immediately - Salvini

© AP Photo / Antonio CalanniLeader of The League party Matteo Salvini talks during an electoral rally in Milan, Italy, Friday, March 2, 2018
Leader of The League party Matteo Salvini talks during an electoral rally in Milan, Italy, Friday, March 2, 2018 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Anyone found celebrating a deadly shooting in the French city of Strasbourg will be immediately sent to prison, Italy's Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday.

"Our postal police [service] is at the cutting edge and it is sifting the Web to find the heinous people who are celebrating someone else's death," Salvini said, as quoted by the Ansa news agency, promising "immediate arrest for anyone who has been rejoicing online over the last few hours."

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French police officers stand guard near the scene of a shooting on December 11, 2018 in Strasbourg, eastern France. - Sputnik International
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Media has reported that the suspect is a 29-year-old native of Strasbourg, previously known to police for past offences in Germany and France, as well as for radical Islamist views.

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