Fugitive Author Visits France
<i> Associated Press</i>
PARIS —
With hundreds of police protecting her like a head of state, Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin arrived in France on Wednesday in a challenge to Islamic fundamentalists who have called for her death.
Security was unusually tight at Charles de Gaulle Airport as Nasrin arrived for her 10-day visit.
Nasrin, 32, a doctor and novelist, fled to Sweden in August while facing charges of offending religious sensibilities in Bangladesh. Prosecutors have demanded a two-year jail sentence.
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