France to close embassies and schools in 20 states

France will close embassies and schools in 20 states on Friday due to publications of new caricatures of Prophet Muhammad by Charlie Hebdo daily on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said, Gazeta.ru reports.

France banned protests against the “Innocence of Muslims” film planned at the Trocadero Square near the Eiffel Tower in the center of Paris.