French National Front official sacked for 'Holocaust denial'

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French National Front official sacked for 'Holocaust denial'

France's far-right National Front (FN) party has suspended one of its officials after a film emerged of him denying the extent of the Holocaust.

Benoit Loeuillet, a top FN official in the city of Nice, said that there were no "mass murders" during the Holocaust.

The FN chief in southern France called his comments "unacceptable" and said he had been suspended immediately.

Mr Loeuillet says his words were distorted by editing and he has asked his lawyer to sue for libel.

In a statement, he said he has, in no way, denied "the reality of the Holocaust".

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