Muslim groups fear backlash after terrorist attacks in Paris

Muslim organisations in France and around the world have condemned the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo magazine and the other attacks in Paris.

The message is clear: the terrorists have no right to claim they are carrying out their atrocities in the name of Islam or the Prophet Mohammed.

Muslim groups are voicing concern about a possible backlash.

And there is a rising call for more to be done to stop the radicalisation of vulnerable and easily-led young people.

The Imam of Drancy in Paris, Hassen Chalghoumi, told euronews: “Why are they (the terrorists) using our young people? These are French youth fighting their own country. They’ve gone to fight (as jihadists) in Mali and now they’re in Syria and elsewhere. Everyone has to face their responsibilities, and civil society, politicians, judges, they are not doing enough to crack down on this.”

The French government agrees. And it is appealing for the country not to fall into what the terrorists are attempting to achieve: divis