1.   Thousands of French citizens, many weeping openly, bade a silent farewell to Mitterand.

2.   Although most French citizens support the principle of a common currency, austerity measures introduced this year to ensure France qualifies have met with widespread protests.

3.   Although some of those killed were presumed leaders of the organization, others, including several French citizens, had no connection to the separatists.

4.   Although born in Morocco, Bourequat is by law a French citizen because his father was one.

5.   Among the ten people arrested in Britain is a French citizen of North African descent who authorities believe planned attacks on American targets in France.

6.   Ambassadors from Canada, Germany and Greece were released late this afternoon, along with a French citizen and a Japanese citizen, CNN reported.

7.   And a growing fear of crime, which many French citizens blame on immigrants, also boosted support for Le Pen.

8.   And as a naturalized French citizen, you would have the same full rights as all other French citizens.

9.   And it has tested the patience of mainland French citizens, whose tax money seems to pour endlessly into Corsica without bringing the island any closer to peace.

10.   And polls show this sentiment is shared by nearly all French citizens.