French police
Policeman's suicide ends 35 year French serial killer mystery
Francois Verove, 59, committed suicide at his rented home in the south of France after receiving a summons for questioning, leaving a "written statement" and...
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Huge French-Italian police raid nets 46 mafia arrests
Italy's carabinieri said 14 suspects had been arrested on charges of the possession and traffic of weapons and drugs, possession of fake IDs, or helping a 'Ndrangheta member escape justice.
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French mother faces 20 years in jail for murdering 5 of her children
Sylvie Horning, 55, was detained in November 2017 on suspicions she murdered the five children between 1990 and 2005.
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Seven dead in Paris building blaze: fire service
The blaze in the French capital's trendy 16th arrondissement also left 27 people - including three firefighters - with minor injuries.
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French prosecutors probe Macron ex-bodyguard over passports
The probe is also investigating the illegal use of a professional documents and other possible charges.
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Strasbourg attack victims honoured
The ceremony, organised by local rights associations with the approval of the city authorities, included music, singing and several readings.
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Thousands of French 'yellow vests' protest for fifth Saturday
Police fired water cannon and teargas in the afternoon to disperse groups of protesters in sporadic, brief clashes with riot police on the Champs-Elysees and adjacent streets.
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France updates Strasbourg toll: 3 dead, 13 wounded
Regional authorities gave no explanation for the new toll which they had revised down earlier on Wednesday morning to two dead and 14 wounded.
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Outcry over mass teen roundup as France braces for more protests
Leftwing politicians have expressed outrage at the videos, which have gone viral on social media, showing the teenagers kneeling as riot police barked orders at them.
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French police clash violently with protesters over petrol costs
President Emmanuel Macron thanked police forces for their” courage and professionalism” in dealing with demonstrators.
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France's ban on full-body Islamic veil violates human rights - UN rights panel
France had failed to make the case for its ban, the committee said, giving Paris 180 days to report back to say what actions it had taken.
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Friends of French star Benzema suspected of attempted kidnapping
A dispute, centred on just €50,000 in cash, is believed to be the cause of the failed attempt, according to the report.
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Man arrested after knife attack in Paris wounds 7: source
Four of the victims suffered severe wounds, the source said.
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Police clear out two more migrant camps in Paris
Last week, authorities had cleared out around 1,000 migrants from the larger 'Millenaire' camp, also in northeast Paris.
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Car ploughs into pizzeria near Paris, killing 12-year-old girl
Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet told Reuters the driver was a “depressive” aged 32 and described him as an unstable character.
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France opens terrorism probe into knife-wielding man at Eiffel Tower
The incident, where a man tried to force his way into the Eiffel Tower on Saturday night, was designated a terrorism case because of the suspect's statements to police.
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Human Rights Watch: French police use excessive force on Calais migrants
In a report entitled “Like Living in Hell”, the rights group said police “routinely” abused migrants in the hope of having them leave the coastal town.
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Eight wounded in shooting near French mosque – source
Four people were wounded outside the mosque while a family of four in their apartment some fifty metres away took shrapnel.
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Man tries to drive car into crowd in front of French mosque
The man’s motives were unclear, and he had not succeeded in reaching the crowd because of barriers in front of the mosque, police said in a statement.
