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Paris Terror Attacks: Jean Todt vilified for comparing

Paris Terror Attacks: Jean Todt vilified for comparing F1's French president of the FIA, Jean Todt, has come under fire for making controversial comments about the terrorist attacks in Paris. Already scheduled to fly into Brazil this weekend long before Friday night's atrocities in the French capital, Todt on Saturday sounded reluctant to alter the pre-race plans to mark remembrance day for road crash victims. 'Do you realise the number of people killed in road accidents is by far bigger than the number of people who died in Paris?' he told Canal Plus at Interlagos. Todt said a 'moment of attention' would be observed on Sunday for the Paris victims, but the planned 'minute of silence'...
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