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Who was behind the anti-US protest in Paris?

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After an anti-American protest outside the US embassy in Paris on Saturday, we look at the group of fundamentalist Muslims thought to have organised it. Next, the British Royals take legal action to punish the magazine that published topless photos of Prince William's wife Catherine. Finally, the French president takes us on a guided tour of the Élysée Palace.

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