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Racist incident causes outrage in French parliament after far-right MP yells 'Go back to Africa' to Black lawmaker

A racist incident has caused outrage in the French parliament in Paris. The session was broken off on Thursday afternoon after an interjection by a deputy from the far-right nationalist National Rally and adjourned until Friday. Parliamentarians from other groups demanded harsh sanctions against Member of Parliament (MP) Grégoire de Fournas.

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Bilongo saw it very differently, calling the comment "shameful." "Today, I was sent back to my skin colour. I was born in France. I am a French deputy," he said.