Funeral begins in France for Philippine, 19-year-old student, killed in the Bois de Boulogne

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00:00Mourners are gathering for the funeral of a French student one week after her murder

00:04sparked outrage across the country. The body of 19-year-old Philippine was discovered in

00:09the Bois de Boulogne forest in western Paris on Saturday and a 22-year-old man suspected

00:15of killing her was arrested in Switzerland on Tuesday. Prosecutors have said the suspect

00:19had been previously convicted of rape and had been the subject of an order to leave

00:23France. The case has reignited debate around immigration laws with the newly installed

00:28right-wing government planning to make it easier to deport foreigners convicted of crimes.

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