New Caledonia riots: Hundreds of French police arrive
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State of emergency in place because of deadly unrest over bill that will let French people vote in provincial elections after 10 years of residenceArmed forces were protecting New Caledonia’s two airports and port and hundreds of French police were on their way to the Pacific territory after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people.In three municipalities of the French collectivity, gendarmes faced about 5,000 rioters, including between 3,000 and 4,000 in the capital, Noumea,...
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Man shoots and wounds two police officers in Paris, French media reports
A man shot and wounded two police officers in Paris after he got hold of one of the officer's weapons while he was being held at a police station, AFP and BFM TV reported on Thursday.The incident occurred on Thursday evening at a police station in Paris' 13th district. The two wounded police officers have been taken to hospital, the French media reports said.console.log("2390 BODY2. CatId is:"+catID);if(catID==120){ console.log("2390 BODY. YES for anyclip script"); var script =...
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Two Paris police officers wounded after man shot them inside police station
Paris: A man shot and wounded two police officers in Paris after he got hold of one of the officer's weapons while he was being held at a police station, said Paris police chief Laurent Nunez on Friday, confirming earlier media reports.
The incident occurred on Thursday evening.
Police had initially arrested the man on suspicion of assaulting a woman inside a residential building in the 13th district. Earlier media reports described that assault as a case of domestic...