France Police

• 5 people detained after deadly police station attack in France

  In a news conference on Sunday, anti-terrorism prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard said police are questioning a cousin of the suspect.

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  Apr 25, 2021
  
• French police protest against ban on chokeholds in wake of George Floyd’s death

  Police have especially taken issue with any implication of systemic racism among French police.

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  Jun 12, 2020
  
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• France’s Yellow Vest protesters blame police violence for spate of injuries

  This week, demonstrators in the French capital want to pay tribute to the Yellow Vests injured during clashes with police.

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  Feb 2, 2019
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• France flagged 78,000 security threats in a database — more than the rest of Europe combined

  A spreadsheet details how many people were flagged for checks by each European country last year.

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  Apr 4, 2018
• France police detain wedding guest after 9-year-old disappears from reception

  The 34-year-old was detained Thursday, prosecutor Dietlind Baudoin said in a statement.

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  Aug 31, 2017
• Police slowly reopen Paris train station after security alert

  Police gradually began reopening Paris' Gare du Nord train station on Monday night after earlier evacuating the platforms and cordoning off the area because of a security alert, local police authorities said.

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  May 7, 2017